Thread: Yet another way to make a wedge

i've been working on this method for a while and finally found a way that works. this one is made with pewter but i think lead would work the same way

i first clamped two pieces of wood in my vise like this (make sure the bottoms touch or your metal will run out the bottom)

make the taper match that of your razor, then tighten the vise and attach c-clamp to act as a seal,like this...

pour in melted pewter and let cool.

and voila, a perfect wedge

all that's left is to cut and fit the wedge(plenty of other articles on that)

Pretty cool technique on making wedges!

Great idea
I'm going to have to try that

I just flatten a pure lead ball (.535" for a flintlock rifle I used to own) with a flattened and polished hammer and steel benchblock. When it gets down to around 1/10" thick, I forge in a taper and match it to the dimensions required. I true it up using wet sandpaper (to contain the dust) over the bench block to provide a flat surface then rough cut to fit with flush cut snips. Final shaping is done with a Swiss file after pinning. Whole process takes under 10 minutes with no lead fumes or hot metal.

You can never have too many wedge making threads.

I did something very similar a few years ago. It certainly does work but was to much work. http://straightrazorpalace.com/works...-way-i-do.html

yep, tried the hammer method too. didn't like trying to get the angle right. thought this would eliminate the guess work. like the title says"yet another way to make a wedge".

Originally Posted by tintin

yep, tried the hammer method too. didn't like trying to get the angle right. thought this would eliminate the guess work. like the title says"yet another way to make a wedge".

Yep. Just saying.
I used the same approach except I used brass. Even did it in a vise like you. Two brass blocks and a couple if pieces of sheet brass clamped to the sides. More than one way to skin this cat.

Pretty sharp!

I hope this does not render my Wedge-O-Mat obsolete!

Pretty nice!