Wedge making tip

[seattleshaver]

I'm new at this so I feel kind of silly starting a thread with my advice regarding making wedges but others can contribute as well

Specifically, my tip is for making wedges out of PVC. I've learned to use it in anther hobby of mine so I carried it over to straight razor wedge making. Usually I use wood but using PVC is an easy way to make a nice white wedge.

Just buy a PVC "connector" at any hardware store for about $3 and cut it into 4 pieces lengthwise...thus making it a little flatter to work with.

Now just trace the wedge pattern using your scales. It will still have a bit of a curve to it so put it in your oven at about 250 F for a couple of minutes (on a cookie sheet) and then take it out and press it between two cutting boards and let it cool. It will now be flat.

Treat it like any wedge at this point. Glue it between the scales leaving it slightly over-sized and after it dries sand it to shape in place.

I know that most anything can be used as a wedge but I have few tools and using most materials other than wood seem to be more involved without power tools.

Anyone else have any tips for making wedges (or scales or polishing blades for that matter)?

 

[BakerAndBadger]

Wouldn't that technically be a spacer as it isn't wedge shaped?

 

[Undream]

I gotta say, this seems like a lot of work when a 5x12x1/8 sheet of G-10 or Micarta is about $10 and you can make about 30 wedges out of it. I suggest Alpha Knife supply for it, Chuck is a good guy, fast shipping excellent service.

 

[seattleshaver]

You can sand it into a wedge or use it as a spacer. It's not a lot of work IMO and it's available locally most everywhere.

 

[Puerco]

Talking about wedges, why are so many of the old wedges made of lead??? Is it the weight (balance), softness or the low melting point or something else?

 

[mycarver]

Probably because they were easy to either cast or punch out in massive quantities and very easy to shape quickly. Don't know about balance because with all the positions and directions a straight goes through I don't know where it has to balance to be used effectively. Scales at a 90 degree,, at a 45, sometimes nearly straight.

 

[Puerco]

That makes sense, still funny how nobody wants to even touch something that was once so popular.

 

[mainaman]

You can sand it into a wedge or use it as a spacer. It's not a lot of work IMO and it's available locally most everywhere.

using a spacer instead of a wedge will will cause the scales to bend inwards after time.