How To Make A Carving Knife From A Straight Razor

You cannot rush making it the method used is called material removal.

How to make a carving knife from a straight razor. 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. This refers to the fact that you are simply removing metal and not performing any heat-treatment of any kind hopefully. When stropping a straight razor the smooth side of the leather strop is most effective and the suede is best for larger blades such as a carving knife.

In 1973 I bought my first carving book HOW TO CARVE. 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. After 3 hours of use still sharp.

Simply change the handle on the straight razor after to turn in into a carving knife. My goal is to remove as little metal as possible. Knives made from straight razors I have made 2 knives out of a straight razor a couple of times didnt break it tho I used my abrasive cutoff saw and like Berg said kept putting water on it takes awhile just a second on the blade and wet it down otherwise would get to hot.

The knives and blades come with a twelve-page booklet on use and sharpening. Hollow Grind or Concave Grind. 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.

An example would be G picture of a crown R This Monarch indicated this was King George llls razor. Typically straight razors are stropped with the smooth-. Knives and straight razors are hand sharpened and honed using Japanese water stones to apply a sharp polished edge.

This Monarch included a few letters and symbols that identified exactly whos razor it was. So I relied on my carving knife. Basically a hollow grind is made by a wheel to hollow above the edge.