Straight Razor Neck Knife

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Cicatriz

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I have had a factory second, double stamped, never finished, Solingen straight razor in my stash for years.
Finally I got an idea of what to do with it. Fixed blade neck/back pocket knife.

Smoothed out and acid etched the whole thing.

Put it through a semi polishing and blued the blade.

Made the handle and attached it using copper for the pins.

I think it came out pretty nice for my first neck knife.
Now I need to make a sheath...


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what would the functionality be for that kind of knife, emergency shaving?? haha

all kidding aside its really nicely done, you may want to make a kydex sheath with a felt lining in it for that particular steel so it wont rust while sheathed
 
Keep in mind some places, carrying a straight razor is illegal. Other than that great work!
 
what would the functionality be for that kind of knife, emergency shaving?? haha
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It could handle shaving if I was ever that desperate.
But then again I've never been stranded on a desert island with expectations of attending a fancy dress party...Ha!
 
Thanks y'all for all the compliments and encouragement!
I really enjoy doing projects like this.

I tried to get some natural light, contrasting shots to show just how vibrant the color is...
The fly liked it too... didn't see him till I looked at the pics on the computer.

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Nice work! Very unique and unconventional method. I like this, it's kinda like a broader sheepsfoot blade. Nice work using an old razor to make something awesome!

Keep in mind some places, carrying a straight razor is illegal.
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Why is that? People afraid of a madman giving them a shave and a haircut?
 
Nice bit of work, how'd you fill the space for the partial tang & curved tail? Looks complicated.

Also, how thin is the blade?
 
CWL said:
Nice bit of work, how'd you fill the space for the partial tang & curved tail? Looks complicated.

Also, how thin is the blade?
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The handle is a two piece that has a carved interior to fit the tang shape with some grey spacer material at the edges.

The blade is razor thin as was originally intended.
I thought about taking it back a way so the edge would be thicker, but then the whole idea and the visual aspect would have been lost.
 
Raylas said:
Nice work! Very unique and unconventional method. I like this, it's kinda like a broader sheepsfoot blade. Nice work using an old razor to make something awesome!



Why is that? People afraid of a madman giving them a shave and a haircut?
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If I recall, legislators didn't like the fact that they were faster to open than switchblades so they made them illegal to carry.
 
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If I recall, legislators didn't like the fact that they were faster to open than switchblades so they made them illegal to carry.
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Also they tended to be carried mostly by blacks instead of knives when there were laws prohibiting blacks from carrying weapons.
 
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