Thread: working on some biggins

Originally Posted by silverloaf

this one i believe i had ground exclusively on a 2" wheel. for reference its 8/8, not a true 2" radius on the blade, perhaps it was close on the spanish point. "rocking" the blade as you grind enlarges the effective radius of any wheel. if you grind on the corner of a wheel while angling the blade to the wheel it decreases the effective radius to the point where if you are grinding the blade parallel to the wheel it flat grinds as you move it up and down the wheel (look at the old faux framebacks again and you may see that this is how they ground them, hanging the spine over the edge of the wheel and using that wheel to "flat grind" the blade faces).

Indeed.
Rocking the blade on a smaller radius wheel also increases grinding speed, and prevents heat buildup.
And wat you desrbie about the faux frameback, that is how I ground my smiling Lancet grind.

Originally Posted by Bruno

Indeed.
Rocking the blade on a smaller radius wheel also increases grinding speed, and prevents heat buildup.
And wat you desrbie about the faux frameback, that is how I ground my smiling Lancet grind.

ill have to go look around, i hadnt seem your lancet edge. did you hollow grind conventionally first at all and then use the method described to grind in the flat portion of the lancet edge? or did you use this method to form the step variety as seen on the mappin & webb lancet edge? im asking too many questions without going and looking for your lancet..... any chance you could post a pic right here?

http://straightrazorpalace.com/attac...825_155541.jpg
it's the bigger of the two. Sorry to jump in, there are some more pictures in the Brunos blade club thread I think. I don't have any other piccies at the moment.

ah i see, thank you edhewitt! looks like the step variety. i had contemplated doing one in the past but hollow grind on an 8" wheel and then turn to grind the lower half/third in this fashion. i never drew it out and never attempted it at the grinder. ill have to pull something together soon......

Originally Posted by silverloaf

ah i see, thank you edhewitt! looks like the step variety. i had contemplated doing one in the past but hollow grind on an 8" wheel and then turn to grind the lower half/third in this fashion. i never drew it out and never attempted it at the grinder. ill have to pull something together soon......

I am sure it will be an experience I was looking through an old thumb drive the other week and found the scanned PDF copies of the design I drew up. That was a bit nostalgic for me

Originally Posted by edhewitt

I am sure it will be an experience I was looking through an old thumb drive the other week and found the scanned PDF copies of the design I drew up. That was a bit nostalgic for me

i found some of my first drawings for custom straights....... i cringed a little. but nostalgic nonetheless

http://straightrazorpalace.com/shavi...parable-6.html
and here is the ordeal that was the thread that spawned the razor
as you will see, no glitter involved

Man, i'd never seen an axe with scales before today, that's some beautiful work!

When you said big, I wasn't visualizing quite that big, but sleek! Awesome blades and scales!

as opposed to christopher biggins