Quote Originally Posted by Cangooner View Post
Hi Joel, and welcome! It seems your name is familiar to me. I think most likely from FB groups? Anyway, I'm looking forward to seeing what you make when the time comes.

As has been said, straight razors are very different beasts from knives, so taking the time to get to know them before trying to make one is very sound advice. I've seem some quite decent knife makers turn out razors that would be all but impossible to hone and terribly uncomfortable to use, so there is a bit of a jump for sure.

As suggested, the forge is the place to check out for advice from makers. We have more than a few excellent razor makers on the forum here, so there's a ton of knowledge to be gained. Enjoy!
I'd like to expand on the subject of razor shaped objects aka RSOs. Not about the razors themselves but about honing a straight razor. Sharpening a knife is similar to honing a straight razor to shave ready in that you use hones to do that. Other than that it is a different ball game. Probably best to approach that as if you knew nothing about sharpening. I'd check out the honing forum for some very good info on the process.

Bob