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07-07-2010, 09:48 PM #11Senior Member
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I chose this grind because I have always liked the looks of traditional Japanese blades, but I never owned one myself. It's handles differently than a Western razor and took some getting used to. Overall, I don't think it's any harder to use, just different.
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07-07-2010, 11:05 PM #12Lookin like a crim
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Wow, thats amazing work.
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07-07-2010, 11:16 PM #13Senior Member
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Everything about that razor is first class. The finish, the style, the grind and i think that is the perfect choice for the handle. Now can i have my razor please?
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07-08-2010, 01:23 AM #14Irrelevant
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07-08-2010, 03:00 AM #15Senior Member
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The handle on this one was the product of a mistake. I had originally intended to use some really nice stabilized amboyna burl from the same block as this handle.
Unfortunately, I had never done a tapered tang before, and it didn't work very well the first time. The holes were just a little tight and the tiny pins bent on the way in, cracking the scale. I got frustrated and tore the whole thing apart. I dug around until I found that nice block of ironwood. I got it all set up to cut when I dropped a nut into my tablesaw. Half an hour of digging through sawdust later, I was able to cut the block. This time shaping, gluing and pinning went very well and I ended up with the current handle.
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07-08-2010, 03:51 AM #16aka shooter74743
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I like it, really like it...but there are two problems. Two empty slots in the holder, what's up with that?
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07-08-2010, 03:59 AM #17Senior Member
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That holder isn't for me. Anyway, mine is going to need more than three slots. Originally Posted by shooter74743
I like it, really like it...but there are two problems. Two empty slots in the holder, what's up with that?
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07-08-2010, 06:14 AM #18Hones & Honing
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That is a very nice first blade!
A couple of questions if I may.....
1. What is the width of the blade?
2. Why did you chose M4 steel? What do you see as its advantages?
3. Why a HRC of 64?Randolph Tuttle, a SRP Mentor for residents of Minnesota & western Wisconsin
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07-08-2010, 07:04 AM #19Member
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Wow! Two very pretty blades, though of course I'm more partial to the razor.
As for the second knife being the product of a mistake, it seems to me like it was one of those good mistakes. keep it up!
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07-08-2010, 09:05 AM #20
Looking great. I like the satin finish.
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