Lol is that an "oops" or a "try to find it"?
Workbench Custom Razors for the new year 2011
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Lol is that an "oops" or a "try to find it"?
An amazing project Bill. Absolutely stunning! Thanks for sharing.
I cant wait to shave with it!!!!!!
...oh, wait, it's not mine
...oh, wait, it's not mine
Bill, you do good work, sir.
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I used CPM-154 on this axe. It's a stainless with properties that are close to ATS-34
Thanks, once again for being here fellas. Even if you subtract the individual views between me and Bob
, there was still an awful lot of attention directed to this thread. Between those views and the great comments made by many of you, it made my efforts to keep everyone in the loop worth while.I have a rifle to engrave for a friend, and then I'll get back to this thread for those other three razors. Stay tuned...
Wow, what a masterpiece!
Stunning!
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Man that looks good.
Can we get some overall shots?
Can we get some overall shots?
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Might as well put in the work on the rifle here rather than starting a new thread.
A lot of hours invested so far. The last pic shows the background of the forward design dug out. The entire design is freehand. Squiggles and variations of the curvatures are corrected as the design is cut with the handpiece. The handpiece, btw, is the AirTack model that Glendo makes. Pressure of the palm of your hand against the butt of the handpiece activates it. The harder you push the faster it goes. It has some nice giddy-up.
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A lot of hours invested so far. The last pic shows the background of the forward design dug out. The entire design is freehand. Squiggles and variations of the curvatures are corrected as the design is cut with the handpiece. The handpiece, btw, is the AirTack model that Glendo makes. Pressure of the palm of your hand against the butt of the handpiece activates it. The harder you push the faster it goes. It has some nice giddy-up.
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That axe is a masterpiece! And you will not be able to wipe the grin off of that rifle owners face, Wow. 
How did you hone the axe?
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Put the initial bevel on by eye at my Burr King grinder. Then I put a layer of electrical tape along the top edge of the hollow grind and started using my DMT diamond hones to get things really close. I refreshed the tape and used my 4,000 Norton, 8,000 Norton, followed by a few laps on a yellow coticle. (how ever you spell it) Then I put a second layer of tape on and fine tuned the edge on lapping film affixed to glass and magnetic base. Point 3 micron, if I remember correctly. Then it was off to a balsa paddle that has a magnetic base to "stick" to my metal work surface which I inlaid into the workbench. It is impregnated with .50 micron diamond spray. Then a few rounds on the same style paddle strop with leather and .25 diamond spray.
Done...
It will certainly be able to give the owner a damn close shave then
Impressive fine work. I have had a lot of pleasure to discover your work.
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