Thread: Custom Hand File Razor

Originally Posted by HollyGates

Fantastic! I'm working on my first razors now. I had been wondering if anyone had used a surface grinder to put in the hollows; seems like a great way to do it if you have access to a tool.

Thanks for posting the work,
-Holly

Its great up until you get near your finished edge and your sweating bullets because surface grinders run way too fast. so you have to use the softest wheels you can find and you can only take .001"-.0015" at a time or else you burn it up. Must of dressed that wheel 40 times as well.
Oh and flood the living daylights out of it with coolent.

Super cool Darl! You made me proud. That surface grinder is the bees knees. Thanks for sharing.

Originally Posted by Tarkus

Tom You Rock. I never could of imagined it turned out so great. All thanks to you!!

I give you the credit, Darl. Were it not for your skills and resources, much less the desire to do it, the razor never would have come to fruition. No one taught you how to do this. You thought it up as you went! Very commendable work.
So? what is it like to shave with a razor of your own making? Must be quite rewarding!
Tom

Originally Posted by sharptonn

I give you the credit, Darl. Were it not for your skills and resources, much less the desire to do it, the razor never would have come to fruition. No one taught you how to do this. You thought it up as you went! Very commendable work.
So? what is it like to shave with a razor of your own making? Must be quite rewarding!
Tom

If I have to be honest, I smile the whole time thru the shave. Hell I smile just looking at it. You know? The proud papa kind of smile.

That's a good job, and with a surface grinder too. The hollows should be mechanically perfect, for sure. Well done.

Very very cool. That file just like a huge block of marble was hiding a razor in it.

WOW, your razor turned out very well. I love the classic Sheffield look. I know I love my 8/8- 1/4 makes short work of the two calics on my neck.

Very innovative, turned out great!

Beautiful work, and ditto on the etching.

I also will add that personally I can never get enough "process" pics, but you've added greatly to the value of the thread (IMO) by including so many clear, precise images of the work in progress. Thank You!

I had the privilege of watching this project from day one. I knew from the day you showed me the beat up old file that it was going to be an amazing razor! But even then I could never have imagined that it could ever come out this Godly for a FIRST RAZOR!!!!! I see custom straights all the time, I have made knives and razors and I have to say without question that this is the best first razor I have ever seen. My first razor looked so bad I gave it away to the garbage man I cannot imagine what your SECOND razor will look like!!! If it is for sale I get FIRST dibs! My hats off to your Sir!

P.S: I would love to post that razor in the Vintage section at classicedge lol!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! In my dreams I know!!!!!

Phil and Jane
The Classic Edge Shaving Store