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Looks good even upside down. I'm glad to see the thread still running - I suppose I should visit more often.

Birnando, what a fantastic addition to the thread. When I started it, I never imagined it would take off the way it has - but that's all down to Bruno of course.

To be honest I prefer working with cow or buffalo horn because the rams horn gives off a very unpleasant smell when being worked. Also the finish is not quite as nice I find - well, not to my taste...

They have turned out well Ulricus - better than the drawing suggested anyway.:p

It's nothing more than the fact that we normally place our razors on the bottom of the scales when in the closed position - we are used to seeing them that way and that's how we show the scale shape....

A couple of suggestions:

- In the closed position, I would try and follow the contour of the spine more - make it more of a swoop than the 'roller-coaster' shape.
- At the toe end, why not mirror...

When designing scales draw the blade in the closed position and then rotate it 180 degress to the fully open stropping and honing position. It's really important that the scales do not interfere when...

@#136 You will need to be very precise with the positioning of the third pin to avoid the blade slipping through. Normally the third pin is used more as a means for creating a bow in the scaled...

Suavio - originally I had my doubts about the scale shape but I think they are going to really complement the blade.

It's a way of reducing the edge by using a sawing (breadknifing) action at about 45 degrees on wet&dry paper - not in the same spot but moving the blade across the paper.

I admire your nerve in making these - I'd be very nervous that the long tails will break off. I'm really looking forward to seeing the blade fitted.

Here's a little tip for recovering from several potentially wasted hours of work. After cutting, shaping, sanding and fitting the wedge - I flexed the scales too far when fitting the pivot and broke...

Thanks for the comments - the blade is still near enough 7/8" - the original bevel thinned towards the centre which is an indication that I'd removed more metal there than the ends. The bevel is now...

I have another of Bruno's blades - this time I put it into camel bone scales with a lined wedge. Getting an even bevel was a challenge with this blade - I think I maybe went a little too close...

This thread is devoted to the semi-finished Blades that Bruno makes available for others to finish polishing - the intention is to show how the finished blades turn out. Here's mine a 7/8" in rams...