Thread: What are you working on?

Originally Posted by Thisisclog

Should buff out, right?Attachment 209020

Looks like the potential of a cool beer bottle opener.

Originally Posted by guitstik

Looks like the potential of a cool beer bottle opener.

Your right.
That would make a cool bottle opener.
Genius!

engine46 - I think that the blade is very damaged, and it makes no sense to restore it.

Originally Posted by guitstik

Looks like the potential of a cool beer bottle opener.

Now that is a cool idea. If the old blade can be removed still I would totally try to make an opener out of that.
Good thinking Guitstik..

I'll try to post some of the WIP pics as I go along on this one, the scales and the spine are in decent condition, the blade will be used as a template/guide to make a new blade.

Originally Posted by Gipson

engine46 - I think that the blade is very damaged, and it makes no sense to restore it.

Exactly the reason for my comment!

Originally Posted by Thisisclog

I'll try to post some of the WIP pics as I go along on this one, the scales and the spine are in decent condition, the blade will be used as a template/guide to make a new blade.

Yep. Because some blades are shaped different like on the Jaques Lecoultre razor's. I posted awhile back on a few I have that not all blades will interchange so I'm sure you could use an old blade from some other razor or find the right material to make a new blade. I think you can do it! I'll be watching for some results in the future.

Picked up some 1/8" O1 last night, its a bit thick, but was the thinnest I could find. Going to take the torch to the old one this weekend and see how stuck in there it is.

Also, thanks to Richard for the pointers/advice for this project.

Originally Posted by Thisisclog

Picked up some 1/8" O1 last night, its a bit thick, but was the thinnest I could find. Going to take the torch to the old one this weekend and see how stuck in there it is.

Also, thanks to Richard for the pointers/advice for this project.

It might be some work but maybe you could thin it with a diamond hone. I do that to the insides of scales when making them to make the cuts nice & flat. Then I sand them down. It makes the translucent scales a lot clearer.

Originally Posted by engine46

It might be some work but maybe you could thin it with a diamond hone. I do that to the insides of scales when making them to make the cuts nice & flat. Then I sand them down. It makes the translucent scales a lot clearer.

I'm going to cut the piece a bit bigger than needed, and leave something to hold onto while I thin it on the grinder, then grind off the hand hold before HT. I suspect there should'nt be much post HT grinding neccessary, as its basically a flat piece.

Originally Posted by moostashio

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First step: polish 'er up.

Next challenge: Hone out the chip.

All I want to know is how in the Sam Hill does a razor get to looking like that in the first place? I guess if you were using it to strike against chert for a spark to start a fire in a survival situation maybe, but who would... Way hey hate a minute, did that razor used to belong to my brother?