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Thanks for all the help everyone. These two razors are "done". I've been thinking about sending one to a pro to get them to see if they can get it into excellent shape. Then I could see where my...

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I did all my grinding edge up. Thanks for the thoughts.
-Holly

Well, after the helpful advice here and some private consultation with Mike Blue, it seemed much more likely that I just was not honing well, rather than having messed up the heat treat. Several...

Well, I've gotten to what I was hoping would be the finish point with these two razors. Definitely learned a lot. A few thoughts:

- My 40 grit belts for my 6" expander wheel last about 5 minutes...

The two blades came back from Mike Blue yesterday and they look sweet. Mike said everything went fine. I got my grinder at home set up with my Caswell rubber sanding wheel and a VFD, then did a...

I put a more detailed construction log with more pictures up on my blog of my beginner's razor making effort, in case anyone is interested:

Tooling Up: First homemade straight razors - out for...

I sent the blades by post today to Mike. While they are out for treatment, can you guys give me some advice concerning the post treating work?

Here is what I had in mind:

- Use 6" sanding wheel...

Hmm, that is a really good point. They both have significant areas of the blade that are not supported by a matching section of spine. As you point out the one with the more curved tip is unsupported...

Actually I'm sending them to Mike today; we settled the arrangements on Saturday.

Thanks for the advice skipnord, I hope to see pictures of your razors when you are done with them!

-Holly

@MickR - Yeah, strop was easy and is working fine. Brush was straightforward (assuming lathe access) and works great.

@dawills87 - Soap was easy, but my first batch of soap was kind of harsh. I'm...

Thanks everyone for the positive feedback.

Mick -
The only razor of any type I've used (other than a short period with disposables when I was a teen) is a kamisori I've got, which I have only...

Hi everyone, just wanted to say how excellent this forum was, and to share with you my first razor project.

I learned a lot from reading through the archives here about how to make a razor. I'm...