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07-18-2012, 07:51 PM #21
Given the extremely shallow honing angle, how do you plan to hone it. Will you use a shim?
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07-18-2012, 09:01 PM #22Si vis pacem para bellum
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That is one wild looking razor. I dig it.
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07-18-2012, 11:48 PM #23Senior Member
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I haven't gotten to hone it yet, I need to go a little more work on the blade and then heat treat it.
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07-20-2012, 07:13 AM #24
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.Last edited by Bruno; 07-20-2012 at 07:21 AM.
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07-20-2012, 11:16 AM #25Senior Member
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Awesome advise, thank you Bruno! Originally Posted by Bruno
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07-20-2012, 07:39 PM #26Senior Member
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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.
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07-27-2012, 02:11 PM #27Senior Member
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I was thinking the same. Ratio of 6:1, blade size to spine width I think gives you a good angle for a shaveable edge. Originally Posted by Bruno
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07-28-2012, 02:39 AM #28Senior Member
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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!
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07-28-2012, 05:05 AM #29Real Live Barber
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It looks great... but, next time could you make a smiling blade
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08-04-2012, 09:54 PM #30Senior Member
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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.Last edited by Mastershake; 08-04-2012 at 09:56 PM.
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