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Thank you for the compliment Timy. If you need any help getting started shoot me an email. Also, depending on what you're trying to achieve, you many not need any new equipment; I've used everything from 1.5 to 14" to grind a razor. :D

My younger brother is an extremely talented artist and I'm trying to get him to try his hand at scrimshaw and engraving, are there any books you guys would recommend? Thanks in advance.

I think that Mr. Shigefusa would be proud of this homage. Great job Randy.

Working on another finger-numbing razor. So far its at 2000 but I'm taking it back to 1200 for a proper satin finish after etching the logo and touching up the tail grind. Again, the scales are being held together temporarily with micro-screws as they were being fitted. Now that they are sure to...

AEBL is my favorite Stainless for kitchen knives. When heat treated correctly, its is very hard to match, let alone beat in the kitchen. I'd forget about using the forge and just send it out and rest assured that it was done right.

Just a quick and dirty update on the 8/8 Smiley Wedge in two tone amboyna burl. Notice that the scales are held together with micro fasteners; this is done so that any flaws are visible prior to using brass rod to peen the scales permanently.

For what its worth, after using Nikon for nearly 10 years and then trying a Canon for a week, I'd buy Canon. A friend of mine is a product photographer and pointed me to toward Canon and it will most likely be my next camera.

Good try on a first Straight Razor. Here are some things to keep in mind if you choose to make a working razor with which to shave. 1: the spine of the razor acts like a sharpening guide when honing so you need an angle between 16 to 17 degrees to get a proper shaving edge 2: to achieve this...

Well done, Dan!

These might help: http://knifedogs.com/showthread.php?23136-Glass-platen http://knifedogs.com/showthread.php?22837-Anyone-else-having-problems-with-Norton-Blaze

Have you tried the Naniwa or Shapton Glass Stones?

I've used the 4k from king and never had that issue; my guess it's that you got a bad one.

Usted es un artista en todo significado de la palabra! Simplemente magnifico. You are an artist in every meaning of the word! Simply magnificent.

I use O1 with Vanadium added and have yet to see a need for grain refinement in doing stock removal straight razors. I take my edges to 30K grit, then proceed to strop on Chromium (.50 micron) balsa strop, .25 micron diamond on rock-hard felt, then onto a tight-grain leather razor strop. The...

The blade was made for an Infantry Soldier who is Airborne qualified. Thank you guys for the kind words.

Thanks,George. The burl sure is a nice one, Pops (popsknifesupply.com) had a fair bit of it at the Texas show at a great price; regrettably I did not purchase the other 10 or so pieces he had.

I finished this 6/8 razor about a week ago. Steel: 52100 Scales: Rosewood Burl Size: 6/8 Half Hollow Blade Length: 6 1/4 Hardware: Brass Rod and Washers Thickness 3/8 behind edge: .009 Thickness 1/8 behind edge: .005

There are few photos missing in between that I'll be adding to the PDF/eBook that I'm putting together for this build but nonetheless here is a shot of the first 5 razors after their soak in muriatic acid following the HT. Even though I used ATP-64 there was still some scale left on the spines...

For a second I thought you Needed A New Drug. :) Great find!!!

Thanks Frank, its been fun grinding razors for the last year or so.