Thread: unorthodox use of a Cutthroat

I've used an olde razor to cut leather and foam, and it held up just fine. It was a near wedge though, I wouldn't use a hollow ground, to fragile.

Originally Posted by Cevulirn

I've used an olde razor to cut leather and foam, and it held up just fine. It was a near wedge though, I wouldn't use a hollow ground, to fragile.

Held up fine for THAT task, but you likely took off the shaving edge.....

Originally Posted by Ryan82

Held up fine for THAT task, but you likely took off the shaving edge.....

That would imply that it had a shaving edge in the past 50 years I keep on telling myself I'm going to make some scales for it, and get it properly honed up.... Still haven't gotten around to it though.

Originally Posted by Cevulirn

That would imply that it had a shaving edge in the past 50 years I keep on telling myself I'm going to make some scales for it, and get it properly honed up.... Still haven't gotten around to it though.

My mistake, I assumed you were talking about a functional shave ready razor........

I use a beat up griffon for cutting the patch material before raming that 45 caliber round ball down the barrel of my flintlock, works great !!

when I cant find my cigar cutter I use an old pakistani to notch a v in the end of one....that way I at least get some use out of it.

nearly cried though when I saw a post on a knife makeing forum about turning old straight razors into wood carveing knives...sacriligous bast**ds

Originally Posted by nickedNsliced

when I cant find my cigar cutter I use an old pakistani to notch a v in the end of one....that way I at least get some use out of it.

nearly cried though when I saw a post on a knife makeing forum about turning old straight razors into wood carveing knives...sacriligous bast**ds

What a great idea! Too bad my pakistani "Zeepk" ended up in the landfill a few years ago. Just last weekend , I could not find my cigar cutter, still have not, but now I have an alternative solution to the one I used on a nice Dunhill.