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This kind of spans both honing and razor making interests, if I can get it working right...so I figured the general forum would be the best place
Anyway, I've been trying to figure out why I'm having such trouble getting an edge on one of my razors and have determined that the bevel is approximately 20 degrees. But in figuring this out I had to search all over for formulas and different calculators and blah blah blah....got annoyed and decided I wanted one location that combines every calculation that might be useful for this.
I've seen Slash McCoy's bevel calculator program, and it works fine for finding out what your current bevel is, but doesn't help you determine how to correct it.
So, here's what I've got working in a spreadsheet so far:
And just for an added perk, I could add a page to keep track of your razors to remember which ones get taped and which don't
So, my questions are....if I were to share this when it's finished, is there anything else people would like to see added? Or any comments/complaints about what is already done/planned?
Unfortunately, I don't have the experience required to make this into a standalone executable file, but if anyone that wants it doesn't have MS Access, it should work in OpenOffice, which is basically a free, open source version of the whole MS Office suite
This kind of spans both honing and razor making interests, if I can get it working right...so I figured the general forum would be the best place
Anyway, I've been trying to figure out why I'm having such trouble getting an edge on one of my razors and have determined that the bevel is approximately 20 degrees. But in figuring this out I had to search all over for formulas and different calculators and blah blah blah....got annoyed and decided I wanted one location that combines every calculation that might be useful for this.
I've seen Slash McCoy's bevel calculator program, and it works fine for finding out what your current bevel is, but doesn't help you determine how to correct it.
So, here's what I've got working in a spreadsheet so far:
- For honing:
- (Completed) Enter your current blade width (measured from edge to point of the spine that hits the hone) and your current spine width and it will give you your current bevel angle
- (Completed)If your bevel angle is too shallow, enter the thickness of your tape and the number of layers and it will give you your new bevel angle
- (Considering adding) If your bevel angle is too wide, find out how much metal would need to be removed from the spine to correct it (not necessarily recommended, but might be helpful for a razor that's lost too much blade width without losing enough spine width)
- If you're making a razor:
- (Completed)Enter the height you want to make the blade and the desired bevel angle and it will give you the thickness you need the spine to be
- (Not finished yet) If making a razor, enter the thickness of your existing barstock and your desired bevel angle and it will give you the proper blade width to achieve that angle
And just for an added perk, I could add a page to keep track of your razors to remember which ones get taped and which don't
So, my questions are....if I were to share this when it's finished, is there anything else people would like to see added? Or any comments/complaints about what is already done/planned?
Unfortunately, I don't have the experience required to make this into a standalone executable file, but if anyone that wants it doesn't have MS Access, it should work in OpenOffice, which is basically a free, open source version of the whole MS Office suite
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