Thread: Design you own razor blank and build your own.

Originally Posted by shooter74743

Razor one is now ready besides for some detail sanding to get things just right before heat treating.

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Looking good... can't wait to see more... And I know you other fellas have some blanks in the works too, don't hold back on us (bring on the pics!)

Are all those generic blanks spoken for, or are some for sale?

I kinda figured I would have been the one who was dragging up the rear...

I'm hoping to be able to work on them some this weekend. Life has been pretty hectic of late though and other work is taking priority. I plan on doing one at home and then taking two more blanks up to my buddy's house to grind on his proper belt grinder and heat treat in his forge.

One of my blanks is ready for heat treatment.....A friend of mine is a knifemaker and has shown me what its all about.......will post pictures when I get it from the heater!

Ronnie

I know it's been a long time since this thread was active, and I just found it. but, WHAT HAPPENED NEXT? I feel like I paid $50 for a play and the actors walked out after the second act. I've been wanting to build my own razor and this was filled with usefull info, but what I needed to know most is what is missing.

Funnily enough,
I just started working on Daves blank.
My first attempt at vine and leaf spine decoration, I think it turned out ok.
You never know when making a razor, you can screw up at any time.
I'm happy to post pictures of my progress, slow though it is, if there is enough interest.

Originally Posted by Deckard

I'm happy to post pictures of my progress, slow though it is, if there is enough interest.

You're kidding right? Who wants to pass on any form of razor porn!

Without pictures, it didn't happen.

Originally Posted by Deckard

Yep, I agree
Food for thought.
Where is a good place to shop for a small kiln.

Deckard

This is a great long thread. Here's one answer for as far as I've waded through.

Deckard: I believe these folks are in "your neighborhood", well okay, in the UK. Which would be a lot better for getting parts and service than the US. They would be what I would consider the gold standard for quality equipment. They don't mention outright a knifemaker's oven, but Paragon does make that size. For razors you don't need much more internal surface than say 6 inches regardless. That would also be a lot less quid.

Paragon Kilns For Beads, Ceramics, Enamels, Glass, And Metal Clays

Originally Posted by bishpick1

......, but what I needed to know most is what is missing.

What's missing?

Here's a blade that I made from one Dave's blanks...
http://straightrazorpalace.com/forge...ake-razor.html