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    No I did not bookmatch the scales, the wood was not thick enough to permit it. I made the spacer from red brass.

    Thanks all for the input!

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    It's always great to see someone jumping into making custom blades!!

    That blade is 'silly' thin!! I agree that brass tubing would make that a great frameback and solve your width issues. I can not imagine trying to hone that!

    GREAT start!!

    C utz

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    I like it. A little hollow ground on an 8 inch wheel would be poifect.....

    Lynn

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    I really like the looks of it, but definitely not for a honing newbie like me! Still a sweet looking blade, tho...

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    That's one elegant looking razor there. The sleek bade with its sharp angles and the roundness of the ironwood scales make for a nice balance between vintage and modern.

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    That is a very nice razror there. I very much enjoy the picture of it being balanced on the antlers.

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    I really like the simple lines and finish of your razor.

    I think a simple custom is something that's missing from the market I suspect that there are lots of people like me who like the idea of a custom razor that shaves well and comes in material/grind/size that's not generally available, but don't want to pay for shaving jewellery (I like a shiny razor, but I'm just as hapy with a satin finish, don't care for fancy filework and scales made out of exotic materials don't turn me on - no offence to people who like this stuff, its completely a matter of personal taste/preference).

    The blade is likely on the thin side and the flat grind would really make honing a PIA - I think the idea of using tubing or a slotted solid bar (which would add more weight) to create a thin-bladed frameback is a great idea. This would both give the razor more weight at the spine and make it hone like a hollow.

    I'm interested in the steel - how well does it hold an edge and how will it stand up to shaving (i.e., frequent exposure to water and soap).

    Great job!

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    Thank you al for your questions, comments and concerns. I'm awaiting the arrival of a frameback to examine, when it gets here I'll try adapting a similar type of construction to my razor design and materials and see what happens. I can see your concern with the honing, but I didn't find it that difficult, I just honed it like I tend to do my knives and it wound up with a really nice edge. The steel holds and edge well, like I said before, I make my hunting knives from this same steel, they can clean a deer without a problem and hold up to the blood, and afterwards the soap and water. I tempered the razor a bit harder due to the fact that it is a razor, and I know most razors that I've examined are much much harder than a knife. I'm assuming so it holds it's edge and isn't as prone to rolling over (due to it's thin edge) after it shaves a few passes. I have a couple folks interested in one, if they do decide to purchase one I'm hoping they will give me a full feedback report on it's performance.
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    P.S Not trying to make this look like a spam thread or anything. Didn't post it with intentions to sell, but it just turned out that way

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    Kaleb,
    I will be one of those people wanting to buy <g>. With the flat, the wedge design, is there a secondary bevel as on a knife or is it one flat plane from spine to edge? Is this to be honed dead flat on a stone or did you need to lift the spine as on a knife?

    I like this one but would be just as interested in a frameback too.

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    Tony, I lifted the spine. there is a VERY SLIGHt secondary bevel on the edge, but for the most part it is flat ground from spine to edge with a honing bevel on the very edge since the spine was lifted. I honed it just like I do my hunting knives. no promies on a frameback, I need to study the deisgn and figure out a way to make it, so it may be a while before any framebacks come out of my shop.

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