My First Ever Custom

**England** · 12-13-2012, 07:40 PM

Lost my job recently (still looking for a new one

) so tried to put all my spare time to good use.

Found an old sheffield file in the shed and instantly knew what I wanted to do with it.
Not got many tools but I do have a bench grinder and an engineering background so got to work.

First built a forge which cost me nothing, just an old oven tray and a stainless dog bowl I had lying around.
Annealed the file.
Made the razor shape and rough grind leaving a little on for final machine & polish.
Normalised X3
Quenched in warm oil
Tempered X2 @ 475F for 4hrs total.
Finish machine and polish.

Came up with this...
Blade is 17/16 around 1/4 hollow, original file teeth are still on top of the spine, scales are buffalo horn, wedge is a piece cut of the Mrs chopping board. Really looking forwards to her finding out !

Pins are brass, inside washers are brass, outside washers are stainless.

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Shall get it honed in a day or two and see how well it shaves.

Was fun to make and I'm pleased with the result. let me know what you guys think.

Andy.

**Catrentshaving** · 12-13-2012, 07:51 PM

Thats a great looking blade..especially for your first go at it. Nicely done and yes, definately let us know how it shaves

**tiddle** · 12-13-2012, 07:56 PM

Excellent work, did you use an 8" wheel on your bench grinder for all the work, or drop to a 6"?

**England** · 12-13-2012, 08:02 PM

Originally Posted by tiddle

Excellent work, did you use an 8" wheel on your bench grinder for all the work, or drop to a 6"?

Only have 6" wheels.

**tiddle** · 12-13-2012, 08:05 PM

Cool beans, I have been putting off doing this myself saving for a belt grinder, and finally decided eh...if an abrasive wheels has worked for the past 2 centuries or so, it's good enough for me! Thanks for the convincing post mate, cheers!

**TrilliumLT** · 12-13-2012, 08:12 PM

Well done. Lovely Razor.

**Matt69** · 12-13-2012, 08:14 PM

Fantastic work!

Hope you are forgiven for the chopping board.

**JohnM** · 12-13-2012, 08:18 PM

WOW! really nice work.

**lz6** · 12-13-2012, 08:52 PM

You can sure be proud of that razor. She is beautifully done. Let us know how she shaves.

**dustoff003** · 12-13-2012, 08:54 PM

Nicely done sir! I like the fact that your wedge is a piece of the misses chopping board... I have only been here a short time and I am still awestruck when a member posts up a beautifully done handcrafted razor and says that it is their first. It gives me hope that one day maybe I can make one myself.

I would speculate that you will get many PM with regards to this razor, list it in the classifieds also. Good luck with finding new employment.

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