it's not bad , but your way is less easy for quenching
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Nicely done. If I may just offer a small suggestion: If you see that the bevels get as wide as this, grind the razor some more so that the bevels get thinner. Fat bevels make for a lot more effort in honing (since much more metal needs to be removed). Thinner bevels are also more elegant and a mark of skill.
king2011 told me exactly the same thing and yes thinner bevels look more elegant. part of it is due to my sharpening. I was going from 300 to 3000 stone at least 5 times until King got them. originally, they were at least half of the present width.
mix of pictures from process and three finished razor
this is how setup for stamping the razor looks like. from left to right; tongs holding the stamp, tongs for holding the razor, razor, hot piece of iron so that I have enuf time for stamping and my precious.
http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/m...britvaWIP1.jpg
after quenching and some profiling I’m starting to grind backside. bit by bit trying to hold the lines parallel.
http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/m...britvaWIP2.jpg
now, this is starting to look like something.
http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/m...britvaWIP3.jpg
a bit different from the previous three, but still the same.
http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/m...britvaWIP4.jpg
http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/m...britvaWIP5.jpg
http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/m...britvaWIP6.jpg
http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/m...britvaWIP7.jpg
right now I’m sketching some with handles.
thanks for watching and I hope you like it.
Very cool. Thanks for the play by play...always cool to see the process and the skill that goes into making :tu