Thread: Shorty

Hey guys - here's my latest restoration. I had an old blade with a bit of damage on the toe. I decided to make it a shorty. The blade was pretty rusty to begin with, and I left it with a satin finish. The scales are purple heart with a few coats of gloss tung oil that have been buffed out. The spacer is an old brass key. Here's a few pictures.

That's flippin awesome! I suppose it remains balanced since the scales are a similar length proportionally. Is the purpleheart heavy? Nice finish too!

Heres my shorty made from a chipped wad Butcher,they make suprisingly nice shavers,and hone up easy

Both great looking razors!

I hadn't thought of using a key....

Very balanced - Purple heart is a dense heavy wood, but the scales are thin and light.

Originally Posted by skiblur

That's flippin awesome! I suppose it remains balanced since the scales are a similar length proportionally. Is the purpleheart heavy? Nice finish too!

Both razors look great, the shorty razor from the past week also looked super.

I never thought that I would look forward to chipping a blade. when I do I ewill make my own shorty.

Charlie

Looks great guys, as usual!

Very nice! Did you just go really slow so as not to heat up the blade during grinding? Or do you have a water cooled setup?

I hold it with my bare hands when I have it against the wheel. If I can still hold it, it's not hot enough to ruin the temper. Has to get pretty hot to effect the temper.

Originally Posted by Windcalmer

Very nice! Did you just go really slow so as not to heat up the blade during grinding? Or do you have a water cooled setup?

Yeah anything over about 300 F can start to effect it. I really want a water cooled rig for grinding, they are just WAY overpriced. LOL