first of the new year

Man, that's freakin' awesome! If it actually shaves well, that's just a double dose of icing on the cake.
 
That's sweet Butch :thumbup: Very, very nice :thumbup:

I can't remember where I picked this formula up but for a traditional razor (one that can be measured or described as such) the dimension of the spine in relation to the blade width can be figured using this formula W x 3.5 = S (W being the width of the blade, S the spine thickness)

I was inspired to make one because of the sweeney todd movie, not traditional like yours though, much more "monstrous" looking ;) A fantasy looking kind of straight razor.
 
Sweet razor. How do you put the final edge on? I love the old west movies when the barber uses a razor strap. I have one that has a leather side and a canvas looking side. Ive never tried using it because nobody around here has showed me how. I want to make a razor someday too.
 
I've honed out damaged straight razors a few times for my brother. It is alarming to me how quickly they disappear on the stone. I've never worked on stainless, I expect it will go slower.

They're so thin and flexible, it takes attention to hone them and keep the edge straight. Especially if the stone isn't perfectly flat, which was a problem for me once. My brother has as razor that measured only .005" thick. It was like sharpening a piece of foil.

It was popping hairs before the strop. After he stropped it, there is no way in hell I would have touched that thing to my face.

People who shave with these things have balls. You could cut yourself pretty bad in a blink.
 
That is fantastic Butch!!!!!
I love that handle material, looks like dinosaur skin!!!! :D
 
first shot at it i ended up grinding right though they are tricky to grind but it you take your time it can be done

things to remember are there is an edge type that is full flat ground to the edge and then there is a part hollow grind then a full hollow grind


i think im close to the full hollow (just not as thin as i would like yet
 
letting someone try that part out for me as i have not had a blade on my face in years

been using a electric

when i get the feed back from him i ll start trying to get it even sharper. he tried it this morning and said he didn't cut himself but he was taking it easy too

maybe at some point i ll get it a try but only time will tell
 
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