Thread: i made this tonight...

i was at work the other night *(mechanic for AA) and was semi-bored so i started rearranging all my tools... i found a old file and got to looking at it.... and decided to make my own razor.... i roughed out the general shape i wanted and then took it home......... i was very careful not to overheat the steel as i started shaping the blade... working it down to what i wanted it to be....

it was truthfully a fast build.... using my table top belt sander and my 3" bench grinder for the heavy stuff... then when i felt i had it almost where i wanted it i started flattening out the side *(it is a wedge shaped blade.. as hollow grinding is beyond my capabilities here at home) with wet or dry 220 then i went to 400 and smoothed the sides...... i then put 3 layers of tape on the spine and set the bevel with my 1000 grit waterstone... then progressed to 6000 grit for final honing... followed by stropping on my homemade strop.... OMG is this thing sharp...

it is not a work of art by any means.... and is probably quite amateurish in most peoples eyes.... but *(seeing as i had already shaved tonight) my wife asked me to shave her legs from the knees down to give it a test run......... she was very impressed with the fact that it was MUCH smoother than her 5blade pos that she normally uses..... *(and i didn't cut/nick, or razor burn her)...

here are a few pics... please be gentle.... *(i may refine it in the near future... but the blade is straight.. the wedge is true... and i am afraid i may mess it up.... )