Thread: What are you working on?

Originally Posted by cudarunner

Nothing wrong with that setup!

I also am forced to do most of my work inside the Boars Nest, honing by the kitchen sink, pinning drilling etc at the table. Buffing and most sanding is done in the attached garage or if it's nice out on the front steps.

IF you decide to shim the stand to hold your Dremel let me know as I have several different thickness of a cork/rubber/cloth that back in the day was used to hold the glass to the channel for windows in car doors. They might just be the cat's meow to make the final adjustment AND keep your tool from getting marred.

Let me know if you want some and I'll mail it to you.

Back to cleaning the Boars Nest.

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Thanks for the offer will let you know 😝

My setup is much as you describe 😂 been sitting on my back steps sanding lately. Damn cold but mostly dry.

Bugger is. I have a hugge garden that could easily fit a good sized workshop. But the land is rediculously wonky and needs levelling out. I should show yall some time 😂

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recently picked up two george butler 'key' razors on ebay to add to my sheffield collection. finally had some time yesterday to clean them up and add new scales. ill hone them up (maybe) tomorrow.

1 - french point with honey horn
2 - square point with black acrylic

go falcons! (im a dolphins fan)

I was able to complete the regrinding on this razor finally. Took a great edge, although I think I could have done a bit more grinding on both sides down towards the toe, I'm happy with how it came out. At least it shaves again which it never would have without the regrind. I have one shave under my belt with it and it was what you would expect from a Sheffield wedge.

I think when they are doing the finish grind on razors , they set the bevel before the grind is complete, that way they can see when it is straight, or at least that is one technique. There are probably as many ways as there is guys grinding razors. I imagine that would help a lot when doing a regrind too. I keep thinking about getting a belt grinder, and then think that it is a serious rabbit hole of razor, knife, and tool making. I am fairly certain I have a lot going on right now already.

Originally Posted by RezDog

I think when they are doing the finish grind on razors , they set the bevel before the grind is complete, that way they can see when it is straight, or at least that is one technique. There are probably as many ways as there is guys grinding razors. I imagine that would help a lot when doing a regrind too. I keep thinking about getting a belt grinder, and then think that it is a serious rabbit hole of razor, knife, and tool making. I am fairly certain I have a lot going on right now already.

Didn't a Clint Eastwood character say it's good for a man to know his limitations?

Originally Posted by Speedster

Didn't a Clint Eastwood character say it's good for a man to know his limitations?

Dirty Harry in the first Dirty Harry Movie after the bank robbery and the black guy on the street.

Ah, thanks, Roy. My memory isn't as good as yours, and I was apparently too lazy to search Google or IMDB.

Originally Posted by Speedster

Ah, thanks, Roy. My memory isn't as good as yours, and I was apparently too lazy to search Google or IMDB.

No Google Search Needed, I just felt like a 'Lucky Punk'

Originally Posted by sloanwinters

recently picked up two george butler 'key' razors on ebay to add to my sheffield collection. finally had some time yesterday to clean them up and add new scales. ill hone them up (maybe) tomorrow.

1 - french point with honey horn
2 - square point with black acrylic

go falcons! (im a dolphins fan)

Love the brass lined wedge! I'm gonna have to try that some time.

Originally Posted by cudarunner

Dirty Harry in the first Dirty Harry Movie after the bank robbery and the black guy on the street.

I stand corrected! The quote i had in mind was the 'Do you feel lucky Punk'.

The 'A Man needs to know his limitations' comes later in the series with the young rouge motorcycle cops and Harry's supeiror is behind them.

Here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2JnCXvm_Qc

"Any man who won't admit to his mistakes is no man at all" Watson A Davis (my father)