Thread: Modifying the Blade Question

I noticed just before the server crashed that someone had posted a wapi that they had modified the point on to a spanish point(?), I thought it looked pretty darn good.

Can you please repost and
I'm wondering how this is done without making a mess?

Thanks,
Bob

Did you mean this one?




This is a Double Arrow, not a Wapi. Modifying the point of a Wapi would be slightly more work, because of its stiffer grind. Anyway, it's possible. Who said I did it without making a mess?

First of all, as a dental tech I grind all kinds of metal, steel and precious metals, since more than 35 years. So, I have a general idea of what I'm doing. Therefore modifying a point of a razor doesn't take me more than 5 minutes. Now, if a newbie tries the same thing with his Dremel, that's a completely different story. I will not describe how I did it, but how I'd recommend you do it.

• Use safety googles! Always!
• Mark on your blade the desired shape with a permanent marker.
• Put your blade between two small boards of soft wood, like cedar or pine, have the point stick out so you can see your marker line, not more.
• Hold the blade in place with woodworker clamps, forming a "sandwich": wood-blade-wood.
• Now mount an abrasive grinding wheel onto a mandrel for your Dremel. I use "heatless" wheels by Mizzy. There are probably other sufficient grinding wheels on the market.
• Cool the metal frequently with water while you grind it. You don't want to change its temper!
• Polish with rubber wheels (Dremel).

Whatever you do, you do it at your own risk! Don't blame me if you injure yourself! Good luck!

Any questions? Please ask before you start working on your razor!

nice looking razor, but is there any reason this shaped point is preferable to a normal round end?

Originally Posted by caskwith

nice looking razor, but is there any reason this shaped point is preferable to a normal round end?

Other than personal taste? No.

That's the one I meant and thank you. Pretty points and file work appeal to me.