Thread: Rolls Razor modified blade

I'm wasn't sure which section to put this under so please move it to where it should be.

Wanting a blade for detail work I decided to modify a Rolls blade that was in bade shape. I cut off a section of the blade that had an edge that could be made useable. I used a red cut off wheel on my dremel with the Rolls blade clamped in a vise with wet paper towels used as cushion and heat prevention, I also kept a bucket of water next to me and stopped cutting often to wet the blade.

I didn't spend any real time trying to pretty it up. I removed any burrs with a sanding drum then cleaned it up with 320 paper and ran 800 grit over it a few times(big jump I know). I wasn't looking for pretty yet, just functional.

Honing wasn't as bad as I expected. A few strokes using my finger tips to "push" the blade on a 1000 grit stone, then a Norton 4000/8000 and onto the denim and chromium oxide you see in the photos. I didn't attempt any leather stropping, but found it wasn't needed anyway.