Thread: Decorating a razor spine

I would like to try my artful hand at decorating a razor spine but I am not sure what I should be mindful of as I proceed. I have all manor of bits for my Dremels such as stones, diamond and carbide. Any suggestions that could get me started would be most appreciated.

Thanks in advance............. JERRY
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If I were you, I'd buy a couple of dud razors on ebay if you don't have any lying around, and then try various approaches.
If the spines were not yet hardened, I'd try small files. On hardened razors, dremel is what I would try.
I think I would clamp the razor in a vise, and then hold the dremel with 2 hands, with my wrists resting on something.
That would improve the odds of keeping a steady hand while touching the spine.

Originally Posted by Bruno

If I were you, I'd buy a couple of dud razors on ebay if you don't have any lying around, and then try various approaches.
If the spines were not yet hardened, I'd try small files. On hardened razors, dremel is what I would try.
I think I would clamp the razor in a vise, and then hold the dremel with 2 hands, with my wrists resting on something.
That would improve the odds of keeping a steady hand while touching the spine.

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Bruno

I thought about doing this on the 7 razor set you sold me from Robert Cutting in England. I am still working on that set and fully expect it to be an above average restore when I am finished. The 7 razor set needs to be rescaled and rust removed. Time will reward my efforts.

I think what Bruno said is right on. Maybe have some kind of movable stop that the dremel tool rest/pivots on for each cut.

When I do spine decoration on a hardened spine I spend more time laying it out and planning then I do grinding. The hard work is in the thinking stage for me.

Charlie

You can find diamond riffler files at Brownell's, should the dremel be unmanageable.

There are some decent videos on youtube about filework patterns used by knifemakers. Where a picture is worth a thousand words, you can also see how they lay things out and perhaps steal some ideas for jigs and tools. On hardened steel, the diamond files will be well worth it.

Start with a simple pattern.