Thread: Razors in the works

nice wip and gorgeous finished razor!!

you are not the only one who has trouble with grinding jigs. I must have built a dozen of them, and still cant manage to use them right, but I can take a blade in my hands and step up to a grinder and grind it freehand. but who knows, maybe I just haven't built the right jig yet...

Originally Posted by caltoncutlery

nice wip and gorgeous finished razor!!

you are not the only one who has trouble with grinding jigs. I must have built a dozen of them, and still cant manage to use them right, but I can take a blade in my hands and step up to a grinder and grind it freehand. but who knows, maybe I just haven't built the right jig yet...

Hahaa yes! man I have tried a few jigs over the years and most are just frustrating to me. I spent more time tinkering with the jig set up than grinding which quickly sucks the enjoyment out of the work.

I do have a Snody grinding jig that works well for smaller blades.

heck yes, and then there is the idea running in my head that lots of others loves jigs, and say they are way easier than freehand grinding, which makes me really wonder how in the world do they get such a simple idea to work when I cant seem to be able to......

I tried building a snody jig. it didn't work out so well. but I loved the idea of the jig acting as a heat sink. the right after that I watched a video of I think Robert herder {the video is not in English, and no subtitles}, where he was using these giant boards to grind with, and I came up with my own version, which I call grinding sticks, they are just a 5 gallon paint stick mostly with a couple brads hammered through that hold the blade, soak the sticks in water before you grind, and the water acts as a heat sink, while the board gives some support to the blade while you are grinding. they work great on thin bladed kitchen knives, and are about the only jig sort of thing ive found that I like.

https://youtu.be/94vdiyYVNoE