Thread: First Straight Razor, "Spikey" in a bold W's pattern

I was going to wait until I was a bit further down the line with shaving/honing etc.....but this bold w's pattern begged me to do it.
Having learned that Razors don't necessarily need to have scales or hollow ground I thought why not.
The Mascus is a bold W's pattern I made from Swedish band saw blades. About 0.8% carbon.
I forged to shape, and fullered in the shape to the handle to get some swell, which I decided to leave as texture and ground the tops and bottoms to reveal the layers.
I heat treated then ground the wedge. Long way to go there is still 0.3mm on the edge.
I'm tempering it in the oven now at 135 * c,(275*F) which should give around 62,63hrc. Then I'll polish all the ground mascus bits. And hit the grinder again to get it as far as I can, then try honing it and polish the edge, probably have to use Micromesh.
The spine would be a bit of a pain with tape, so I believe I can use nail varnish? on the edge to keep it smooth in the etch. Then try and have a shave with the beast.
The blade is 5.25mm thick at the spine and the cutting edge is 55mm. Its 26mm deep making it a shade over 8/8. With an absence of wheels, it is a wedge. It seems to balance really well and seems quite fine and delicate even with its chunkyness. Hopefully I can get it to shave.
I was looking at the lewis Razors website this morning and was certainly inspired to try something in my Mascus. Beyond the forge work and grind, i'm stumbling a bit so any advice most welcome.
Here it is ground to 180gt ceramic and a wee etch to see progress.