Given the extremely shallow honing angle, how do you plan to hone it. Will you use a shim?
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Given the extremely shallow honing angle, how do you plan to hone it. Will you use a shim?
That is one wild looking razor. I dig it.
If the honing angle is much lower than 15 degrees, you might want to make a brass shim that can slide over the spine. That way you get a better angle. It's what I did for 2 of my razors because the stock was too thin. (it was knife stock).
A honing angle from 15 to 17 is what you should normally design for.
What you could do is make the shim permanent, and then you would have a Frameback. Here is the utility to calculate bevel angles. Whoops - mine is the Mac version, and it won't attach. Try searching the forum for "bevel calculator". It works great, and couldn't be simpler to use.
I am working on a removable (if you want it could also stay on) brass frameback for the blade. I ran it a couple times on the stones with it and without it and you guys were right, it would be impossible to hone it without the frameback, thanks for the tip guys!
It looks great... but, next time could you make a smiling blade:w
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I added a frameback to the one razor and forged another two. They are in the early stages. One is 1045 and the other is a very old file.