Thread: Hi, New member

Originally Posted by randydance062449

Welcome to SRP

It sounds like you have a fair amount of skill that an be utilized in the making of a straight razor.
I noticed that you mentioned a .125 for the profile of the blade. If you mean the thickness of the spine then you may want to reconsider. The general rule of thumb to obtain the proper angles on a razor is to take the width of the blade and divide it by the thickness of the spine. You want to stay with in a ratio of 3.5:1 up to a max of 4:1 . An example...if you want a blade with a 1" width then the spine thickness should be at least 0.250" ( 1/4"). This results in a small & strong bevel that is not prone to micro-chipping.

Hope this helps

That's a great help. Exactly the kind of information I'm looking for!! So at .75 I'd be looking at between .160-.1875. I was going to change it to a .1875 thickness, minus whatever gets ground off for finishing and removing the EDM recast layer, so it'll end up around .175-.180.

Cheers!

Welcome!

To my knowledge, there are no Canadian straight razor artisans, so it would be great to have a first.

Good luck with your project!