Thread: Hello!

Hi all. Bumpy here. I'm a custom razor maker... lol. By that I mean I'm a college math prof who started grinding a razor last week. I currently have 27 bandaids on my right hand... well 3 really. Anyway, I would like to post pics of my current project, but can't seem to do it.... any suggestions? I think that you guys would get a kick out of my hand made jigs. Of course, I'm a total beginner so my work looks terrible, but I have NEVER done anything more addictive. Can't wait to hear yall's comments about my hollow grinding setup. Bump

Welcome, Do you shave with a straight? That's the best place to begin with making razors, look to the vintage designs, they knew a thing about razors. Tc

Welcome to SRP!!
A lot of great folks and info here. Check out the library you'll be happy you did

Enjoy and have fun!

Hello Bumpy and welcome to SRP!
A little searching around the website should get you all the information you need.
There are some really talented razor makers here that I'm sure will be glad to help.
Enjoy your time here on the forum!

Pete <:-}

Hi Bumby. As far as your pics, you can upload from computer and phones. Find the icon above. For me its the sixth one from the right in the middle row. Looks like a tree. Click on it the choose file under the computer tab. Locate your pic and click on it. Then uplaod file. It takes a minute to happen but it happens.
Hope this helps. Would love to see yout pics. As had been said here many times, it didnt happen unless you post a pic. Ha.

Enjoy your time here and learn the use a straight if you dont already.

Welcome to the forum.

Originally Posted by Aerdvaark

Coticules? I would steer clear of them while you are newish to razors. Why? IMO they perform terribly unless you get one that has been previously determined to work well with a razor. Stick with synthetics and jnats(razor grade). I bought a coti early on in my razor career that was new stock. Garbage on all levels, after getting my refund I then had to listen to this vendor screaming at me telling me how stupid I was and that I didn't know what I was doing. Well, it's been a year and a half since then and I have gained quite a bit more experience since then and still feel the same about my rock. There are some good ones though and I believe they are only the old used ones that come up for sale in different places . I even bought a more expensive select grade coticule after my initial non select purchase. It isn't much better but at least it does not tear chunks out of my blade and gives an ok polish.

Gotcha ... I read some of your posts about it and it seemed VERY complicated. But when u say take chunks of steel out, I'm running for the hills lol

Well don't just take my word for it, some people report to getting the best shaves ever out of them. I just don't see it on any level. There are people here with a lot more experience than I have. Then on the other hand we have jnats, I've been buying them off e bay pretty blindly and have not received a dud yet. They all produce fantastic shaving edges. The only thing about jnats other than their ability to cut is their toxic veins and inclusions. Even still, those are manageable most of the time.

Originally Posted by bumpy

Gotcha ... I read some of your posts about it and it seemed VERY complicated. But when u say take chunks of steel out, I'm running for the hills lol

I did not read the posts, but coticules are not complicated. Synthetics are more predictable because one hone of a particular grit will be virtually identical to another hone of that same grit, so it is easier for us to give advice about a synthetic. However, coticules have been used for sharpening for over a millennium. They have been one of the go to hones for straight razors pretty much for as long as straight razors have existed.

Like any natural hone, there can be variation from one to the next, but coticules are a great option for razors.

Speaking of coticules I believe ,ll go out to the truck now and load up a couple f coticules to make the trip with,, what about that Ron? And I,ll try not to scare you again with a misinterpreted comment! Tc