Thread: What are you working on?

Phew! Sometimes I crack myself up......

Anywhoo, so I bought these blades on the bay.


They were cast but never ground. Not even rough ground or stamped.



They were advertised as being from the Friedrich Herder Abr Sohn Cutlery Co. and in storage for "almost 100 years. I couldn't really get much more information from the seller.
I'm not really sure what to do with them. I mean, I'm going to grind and finish them but then they would not truly be Herders but it feels a little dishonest to me to put my own mark on them. Still trying to decide. I could leave them blank.

Originally Posted by PaulFLUS

Phew! Sometimes I crack myself up......

Anywhoo, so I bought these blades on the bay.

They were cast but never ground. Not even rough ground or stamped.

They were advertised as being from the Friedrich Herder Abr Sohn Cutlery Co. and in storage for "almost 100 years. I couldn't really get much more information from the seller.
I'm not really sure what to do with them. I mean, I'm going to grind and finish them but then they would not truly be Herders but it feels a little dishonest to me to put my own mark on them. Still trying to decide. I could leave them blank.

You might want to take the time to watch this--

I have a couple of those two. I believe Randy had quite a stack of them and Dave heat treated them at Charlie’s, which is when I traded for them. I am yet to finish grind them. I did not put a mark on them before HT, so it’s too late now. I do think that the finish on the razor is all about who ground it and I have no problem putting my mark on one.

Thanks Roy, I'll definitely watch that. I was going to look for some videos to watch. Even though I've had some experience with grinding from blank stock (old files actually. I have found that most of them are too thin) they were all failures so I definitely want to bone up as much as I can

Originally Posted by RezDog

I have a couple of those two. I believe Randy had quite a stack of them and Dave heat treated them at Charlie’s, which is when I traded for them. I am yet to finish grind them. I did not put a mark on them before HT, so it’s too late now. I do think that the finish on the razor is all about who ground it and I have no problem putting my mark on one.

You could always etch a mark on them...

Yeah, I looked hard at those, but I don't think I possess the skills to do them justice. I have rescaled NOS Herder blades that I got on the Bay before, but they were finished and just needed scales. They are one of the great old Solingen brands. Tom has made sets out of them before, and knows quite a lot about Herder lore. IIRC, he got them from when Smokey Mountain Knife Works sold off a bunch. They had a massive collection years ago when I was there.

Originally Posted by Cangooner

What if you drill a stout (now there's a word I don't often use apart from beer...) screw into the centre of the piece leaving a bunch of the screw sticking out. Then cut the head of the screw off, chuck it up, and away you go?

EDIT: https://www.popularmechanics.com/hom...-into-a-lathe/

Yep. Thats where i got the idea. The "rest bolt" wouldnt be very solid closer to the top. But someday i will give it a go. Another thing would be that it would be best to trim the wood closer to round to start with. Less work on the bearings of the drill press with side preasure.

Mine stands on a work bench. Another idea was to lay the press on its side and clamp it down to the work bench. Make a solid Rest too.
Or just buy a damn lathe. Then spend 2 to 3 times that much just for the tools to use with it.
AAAAHHHH...

Originally Posted by Gasman

Yep. Thats where i got the idea. The "rest bolt" wouldnt be very solid closer to the top. But someday i will give it a go. Another thing would be that it would be best to trim the wood closer to round to start with. Less work on the bearings of the drill press with side preasure.

Mine stands on a work bench. Another idea was to lay the press on its side and clamp it down to the work bench. Make a solid Rest too.
Or just buy a damn lathe. Then spend 2 to 3 times that much just for the tools to use with it.
AAAAHHHH...

Hey Jerry, if you're going to Rabbit Holes R Us can you pick up something for me?

Here are three Herders I finished

Originally Posted by cudarunner

You might want to take the time to watch this--

Boy, I wish I spoke German. That's very cool though. I'd love to have a hexe machine. I have thought about trying to make one.