Thread: Razor or microtome ?

I gotta Wragg microtome and have toyed with the idea of hollow grinding the flat side. Maybe making a slightly smaller razor, would this be feasible?

They can be quite fun, here are two that were recently done, there are more out there...

http://straightrazorpalace.com/works...microtome.html


http://straightrazorpalace.com/custo...ade-thing.html

Originally Posted by Deckard

I gotta Wragg microtome and have toyed with the idea of hollow grinding the flat side. Maybe making a slightly smaller razor, would this be feasible?

According to this tread http://straightrazorpalace.com/advan...microtome.html microtome can be honed and can be used for shaving . Hope this helps.

I have a microtome that I picked up before I knew any better. I have since learned how to hone it up like the microtome that it is, and not like a straight, and have gotten some rather good shaving off it!

It cuts better on one surface than the other if you dont adjust the angle. It was a fun experiment, and the honing left the backside a wonderful mirror that is always kind of thrilling to see glinting back at me!