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    Hones & Honing randydance062449's Avatar
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    Thanks Ed and all you guys.

    The razors are all practice razors, I am learning what to do and what not to do on them. Almost everyone of them has some kind of fault so none of these will be sold. They are razors that I tried out different shapes and sizes on. Each one was done freehand without a template to guide me. The only "rule" that I used was the minimum distance between the blade and the pivot pin hole. It has been quite interesting to see the results!
    The most difficult skill is the concave grinding of the blade, especially when the wheel is to small. The wheel is an 8" and seem to fit a 5/8 blade ( almost). Extending the grind from the spine to the edge under that situation is taking some time to learn. But the advantage, as told to me by Joe Chandler, is that I can get a thinner grind by using that method. The blade is still a wedge and very stiff but not quite as thick.
    I have pretty much decided that the thumb notch and the monkey tail will be formed by using a round hand file and not a 1" wheel. That allows for the creation of unique shapes to those two components. It is a bit of work but the shapes develop pretty quickly. The same hold true for the "sway" in the spine. That is done freehand using a grinder, no template is used. The one thing I will be changing is that when I have a "sway back" spine I will also use the same curve to the edge so that there will be a slight "smile" shape to the edge. The other change will be "jimp's", I will have those on all future razors. I really need to talk to Spazola (Charlie Lewis) and have him post some pic's of the "jimp" guide that he uses.
    One thing I have not decided yet is what is a good shape for the very end of the monkey tail and another is the "point" style to use on the different blades and another is the spine treatment. There are so many choices and combination's!

    This has been fun for me and I hope you guys like seeing pic's of different style's of razors.

    Enjoy!
    Randolph Tuttle, a SRP Mentor for residents of Minnesota & western Wisconsin

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    If they aren't to be sold then I'd like to request numbers 4 and 5, from the top down! Those two are just calling my name!

    Alternatively, slap some scales on them and send one or two to Str8razor to be added to the SRP Giveaways! (just not numbers 4 and 5.... those are mine.)

    Great looking work. Can't wait to see the next evolution of your work!

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    Randy, I like them so much that I volunteer to test as many of them as you need. They are truly beautiful.

    Al raz.

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    i like them al but #8 really stands out for some reason, no bad things to say all of them are great randy

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    I to like the eighth one myself. As for flaws they are not noticeable to me, only you know what amount of perfection you put into creating these magnificent razors. So if there are flaws you hid them well.

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    These look great, Randy. I especially like the proportions of #1.

    if you do decide to "dispose" of these prototypes ... it would be cool to have an ?early Tuttle," kinda like Picasso's doodles.

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    I love the last razor at the bottom. if she ever needs a home........

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    Man O' Man #9 is DEVINE in my book and i would give it a hell'of a home for sure.....

    You decide to let these "Flawed ?" beauties go PLEASE let us know !!!

    I know just the scales for it too.


    OUTSTANDING work and just stunning styles !

    dibs on 9 dibs on 9

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    Fantastic! Love the sway backs & really like that you free hand stuff. You have a good eye for proportion.
    “The white gleam of swords, not the black ink of books, clears doubts and uncertainties and bleak outlooks.”

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    Randy they turned out great! I was going to say that I liked the first two with the smiles, but then I went back to the pics and was like... "wow 7 is great too, but so is 8, and 6, and...". I quickly realized that I couldn't pick just one or two to comment on because they all look fantastic

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