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  1. 05-08-2012, 11:21 AM #11
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    Very nice. Goes together perfectly.
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    Beautiful work Brad, love the wedge.
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    Watched all your videos, is the steel wedge done the same way as the bone?
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    Lol, not quite.. It is incredibly difficult to sand down stainless steel... I actually held the wedge by its sides with a pair of vice grips, and ground the tapered shape on my 2x72 grinder on a flat platen with an 80 grit belt. After the taper was there, I polished the inside edge (side facing the razor.. and then I pinned the razor, with the excess steel hanging out of the ends of the razor. I then ground off all the excess using my 2x72 again... all the way through 1200 grit belts...

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    Watched all your videos, is the steel wedge done the same way as the bone?
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    Ver nice, Brad, as usual.

    One question though. Isn't the steel wedge too heavy? I mean when you open the razor, does it has a good balance?
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    I cut down on some weight by drilling a larger hole in wedge than necessary. But, to be honest that probably wasn't required.....it doesnt feel to heavy at all. If you think about it.. Lead is about 30% heavier than steel, and that is what is used in most vintage W&B razors... I make my scales very thin, about as thin as vintage ones. It really feels just like a vintage W&B in the hand...


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    Ver nice, Brad, as usual.

    One question though. Isn't the steel wedge too heavy? I mean when you open the razor, does it has a good balance?
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    Very nice work, that wedge looks very classy! ready for another century!
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    Undream I must say you and your work are incredible. I can safely say I will be a customer of yours one day (hopefully soon!).
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    Excellent work, as usual Brad, and thank you for this extremely useful tip. I have learned a lot from examining your work!


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    Lol, not quite.. It is incredibly difficult to sand down stainless steel... I actually held the wedge by its sides with a pair of vice grips, and ground the tapered shape on my 2x72 grinder on a flat platen with an 80 grit belt. After the taper was there, I polished the inside edge (side facing the razor.. and then I pinned the razor, with the excess steel hanging out of the ends of the razor. I then ground off all the excess using my 2x72 again... all the way through 1200 grit belts...
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    Real nice work. Scales work real nice and the stainless wedge give a nice but strong touch.

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