Thread: working on a sharp razor

The bad news,, Sanding a dull blade will sharpen the blade just enough to cut ya good

There is no safe way other than to build a Magnetic Jig with Rare Earth Magnets, that jig will keep your fingers pretty safe...
Plans for such a Jig are buried here in the workshop You just need to search it out...

Or go slow and be careful,, BTW super glue does a good job at sealing cuts on fingers Muhahahaha

Here is a pic of how i do it. Only need a 10" piece of 2x4 with a notch cut out.

nice set up.
You can take it even further, by adding a few magnets and a steel sheet to hold the razor.
This is a variation of the magnetic jig
http://straightrazorpalace.com/works...harddrive.html
Bill's Straight Razor Info: Making the Blade Safety Jig

You can stick the blade down to a piece of wood with a hard wax, such as carnauba. Some kinds of candlewax might do it, depending on your climate and how hard you plan to work on it, and a pin through the pivot hole would help. The main thing is to have the edge flat against something. That eliminates the need to dull it, which always goes against the grain, and the danger of rounding the edge.

I have glued abrasive paper to a short push-stick with the tip angled at about 30 degrees from its length. This lets you rub hard, with no risk of cutting yourself. It seems to work best with an intermediate piece of rubber or cork sheet, as the paper clogs less easily, and it conforms to the contour of a hollow grind. I glue a complete sheet of paper in each grade I want to a piece of bulletin-board cork, and cut pieces as required.

My next step is going to be a small wood rasp, with individually chiselled teeth, cut up and silver soldered to a metal handle. The teeth held the cork nicely without glue when I tried it with a complete rasp, and they are too short to penetrate through the cork to steel.

thanks for all the replies, if i get some spare time next weekend I will probably try to make a jig, if the wife will allow me to. Thanks a ton