How To Make A Carving Knife From A Straight Razor

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How to make a carving knife from a straight razor. This Monarch included a few letters and symbols that identified exactly whos razor it was. Hollow Grind or Concave Grind. These tools are sharpened on the inside of the bend using slip stones.

Smokey Joe showed me the basics how to use a pattern how to cut out a blank on a band saw and how to use and sharpen a carving knife which he made from a straight razor. A knife blade ground to create a characteristic concave beveled cutting edge. I used that knife and a box of patterns and began to carve as much as I couldIn those early days there were very few carving tools on the market.

To make a knife out of a straight razor you need to shape the steel of the razor to a smaller and more convenient size by breaking the sharp edge down. Wood Carving knife that made with an antique straight razor. I use a coping saw and hand tools to make the scales.

In 1973 I bought my first carving book HOW TO CARVE. This refers to the fact that you are simply removing metal and not performing any heat-treatment of any kind hopefully. When making a second knife im just at the mapping stage of the blade.

After 3 hours of use still sharp. And drawing the blade shape on the straight razor i think its just plain old wasteful that there is enough razor to make 2 knives out of one straight razor but the second one wouldnt have a tang. This is characteristic of straight razors used for shaving and yields a very sharp but weak edge which requires stropping for maintenance.

The best surface for stropping is leather. A quality razor an abrasive belt and patience. Our crooked knives come with a fully-honed razor edge which will give several hours of carving before needing maintenance.