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  1. 03-18-2014, 08:06 AM #11
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    Looking good. Did you taper the tang a bit, or otherwise make the tang a bit thinner than the spine?
    It doesn't have to be much, but without it you'll forever have geometery issues during honing.
    It's hard to make out on the picture so I quickly sketched what I meant on your picture
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    Looking good so far. I'm yet to get a couple of knives under my belt so I can give this razor business a try.
    Bruno, when is your book due out?


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    Quote Originally Posted by Robbied View Post
    Looking good so far. I'm yet to get a couple of knives under my belt so I can give this razor business a try.
    Bruno, when is your book due out?
    Which book?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bruno View Post
    Which book?
    Is there more than one???
    I just thought with all your advice and blades that you sell, there may have been a book in the works. I'd buy one.

    MikeW - sorry for the slight hijack
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    I'll never forge a razor myself but since it is a creative act I must follow it to see process and fulfillment of idea. Waiting patiently for next installment.
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    looks pretty good so far. definitely want to see how it comes out for you. If I ever get SWMBO to allow me the tools and work space i would like giving this a go someday.
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    Looks nice. With the few adjustments Bruno has suggest it's gonna be very good.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Robbied View Post
    Is there more than one???
    I just thought with all your advice and blades that you sell, there may have been a book in the works. I'd buy one.

    MikeW - sorry for the slight hijack
    Not writing a book, but I am writing a long wiki article on making a razor from scratch.
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    Managed to get some workshop time today and thought you might like to see what I got up to....

    Here the outlines are scribed onto the steel. I then cut them out with an angle grinder and tidy up on the belt grinder



    This is the first one rough ground and ready for heat treatment



    I couldn't resist having a play with a 'western' style razor too. Here it is profiled and the tang tapered. I've marked where I want the shoulders and where I want to top of the grind to finish



    Nearly there



    The pivot hole feels about right. Hard to say without scales.



    I ended up taking a bit more off the tang and them threw on some nasty plastic scales just to get a proper sense of shape



    I'll heat treat and hone these two now and take it from there.

    Thanks for looking. Any comments, feel free to share
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    Looking great! I'm envious... Keep up the good work and thanks for sharing.
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