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Thank you very much :D
That is not easy to do a straight razor, for me it a lot more difficult than a knife :). But that is really fun and cool to be able to shave with a blade from your workshop :D

Thank you .

I used 100MnCrW4 (O1 tool steel, 1.2510) :D

Thank you Guys.

For the protection of the blade i didn't do anything special. I have two washer for the friction, the screw permit to adjust the friction and to dissassembled the blade easyli to...

Thank you, the balance is not bad, the handle are quite heavy but the blade thickness give also some weight to the blade.

The begin of the tang would have been a bit larger in order to have a...

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The spacer is in a scrap piece of T40 (ti grade 2). Drilled to 4mm and bevelled.
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I put the BP washer in order to see where i need to point....

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Between 0,23 and 0,21 mm thick after the 120 belt.
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I grind the hollow grind with new 60 grit belt, 150 mm contact wheel, 80 shore....

I shave me since 2 year with straight razor. I tried a lot of time with various success to make some razor. I succeed 2,5 time to make one really efficient. For the last one i did i take picture....