Thread: What are you working on?

Did you try taking the furging washers out, Jerry?
You need to send it the other way!
Taking a washer out lets the tang come-in and guide the blade.
TBH, sometimes one spacer on one side or the other is necessary.
Or at least it works!

Something else, Jerry. If you oversize the pinholes to 5/64 and don't pin the bottom too awful tight before pinning the top, you can pin the top lightly. Then, check for center. Off?
Push it over and tighten the top. Check center. A bit more? Put it back and then tighten the bottom! Bingo!



Anyway, the moral is what you are pinning makes all the diff.
Like my little Spike. NO taper to the tang.
Straight-up. washer on either side, no sweat. How it was designed.

More than just a pin and washers here.

A tapered tang Sheffield-type razor's tang has to do it's job.
Otherwise, it is not right and will not work properly.
In these, the scales are as a spring.
The tang actuates the springs.
That.

I did try with washer only on one side too. Its just not a happy razor just yet. I hoping for as you said. Durring pinning to correct a touch more. I remember Geeser giving that explaination on how to pin. At least now its not hitting the scale in the middle of the edge. Ha.

Thanks for the help. I havent had a razor that by all testing was straight and still not close right. Another learning experiance.

You are damn close. Wood don't move. You have to move it.
Take it apart, go 5/64 on the pinholes. NO spacers!
Put it back together lightly and see. Off? Insert half-clothespin and push it way over (watch the heel!).
Tighten screws. See

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Yeah, it was my last one. He wanted one so badly I just gifted it to him.
I DO have my B52 one, so it's OK!
Got a shavemac for that?

Yessir!!! D01 2 band.

Originally Posted by HARRYWALLY

Yessir!!! D01 2 band.

Thank God and all which is Holy!

Put him some weight in that hollow handle, willya?

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Thank God and all which is Holy!

Put him some weight in that hollow handle, willya?

Doable. I will! Maybe another loonie down in there, or maybe a toonie this time!!

Make certain the Loonies don't rattle around.
Perhaps some epoxy dribbled-down among'st them.
Loonies are like our pennies....Why?

Had to go to bed but ill work on it more aftee work.
Tuzi, my scales are .100 thick and they do flex but maybe not enough at the tang area. Ill check that out. Thanks for the help G and Tom. I will put an eye on it while closing and see whats causing this. Damn old blades. Ha.

And that brush handle with a quality knot. Nice!

It's hard to get that exotic hardwood to flex much. Sounds like it's plenty thin, and it sure looks good, the shape and color pattern. At some point you've done all you can, old blades are funky sometimes. I've got a couple that I just remember to help a little to get on center when closing, no biggie. I'm interested to see how the regrind hones up, what's the bevel like?