Hello everyone! Here is a razor I built within a 10 week period. Within those ten weeks I learned as much as I could of the craft as well as started to build it. Not enough time at all to learn all of the skill needed but enough to get me by for the senior project that this was for.

The blade was cut from 1084 bar stock using a band saw to get the over all shape of the blade. I then reduced the overall thickness of the stock using an end mill to a thickness which if I remember was roughly .16 inch. Because I did not have access to any kind of grinding wheel in my schools shop I had to use files and sand paper to do a straight wedge grind.

The scales are made of mahogany and backed with galvanized steel for two reasons. 1) The mahogany flexed quite a bit because of the small thickness. and 2) It creates a barrier so no moisture from the blade can deteriorate the wood.

It is pinned with nickel/silver rod and washers.

Unfortunately I did not get it heat treated because of time which I had little of and resources.

The angle is roughly 12 degrees because that was recommended by many on the forums.

Any questions, comments, or feed back would be greatly appreciated.

Keep in mind this is my very FIRST blade and I have little experience in the craft yet and much to learn.

Thanks,

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