Thread: Ready for he HT! New file work

I'm working on this 7/8 razor and tried some new things on it... One is the jimping with a file 20 lines per inch... I wasn't too happy with the results I think that it might have something to do with the fact that the surface wasn't flat? I dunno I'll play more with it later lol... Next is the file work, I tried something new on this barbers notch....

now to throw her in my heat treat and hope to do the finish grinding with that I hope that fixes the bumps that happened during rough grinding...

anyway enjoy,
Fonz

Looks like your having fun :<0)
What are you grinding with ?
It looks like you could use more taper in the tang. Might be the pics.
The jimps don't look bad from here. With practice you'll be able to do it on a rounded top tang.

Originally Posted by 10Pups

Looks like your having fun :<0)
What are you grinding with ?
It looks like you could use more taper in the tang. Might be the pics.
The jimps don't look bad from here. With practice you'll be able to do it on a rounded top tang.

Yeah I'm having a bit of a blast... I'm grinding on my 2x72 grinder I made.... I agree I think the tang could of been tapered a bit more but I got some where I liked and was afraid to move on....

Pulled the grind line (or whatever the term is) back a bit to try and cover those debts.... It didn't end up straight which is just from inexperience... So just still working out the kinks... I hope to have a personal custom razor of my own soon... Nothing is more satisfying then shaving with something you made on ur own... Fingers crossed!

Fonz

Looking good. How fo you plan on heat treating?

Waiting for my oven to arrive hahaha... I ordered it from tru-grit and I guess it still ships from evenheat so it's going to take forever

When I first started grinding I forced patience by using fine belts. The temptation to get it done quick will cost you every time. At least until you get some good habits built up. If you go to the edge of the wheel don't stop and back up, things like that. I also start out with a small wheel and once I get a nice centered hallow I slowly work up in diameter. Everybody has their own way of learning but I have helped my friends get the hang of it and I start them out the same way. It's all about practice :<0) Your doing good so far. I have mostly used mine for restoring and my first blade has been waiting on an oven for waaaay too long. It gets here tomorrow so the fun really begins for me now.