Knife (Razor) making video

[Viracnis]

Awesome start-to-finish video of a guy forging and grinding out a straight razor.

 

http://youtu.be/tvFO3TqhDj0

 

There's something hypnotizing about it.  I've watched it twice.

 

 

[xjsnake]

If you can handle some coarse language, this series of videos is really good too.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4fXt9hWvRE

[maroonandwhite]

The first one was awesome. I really want a straight razor but I'm just starting to get good with my good ole safety razor!

[BJB]

cant believe I just sat here an hour and watched this. Very interesting, I have my Grand Paw's straight razors, afraid to use them. not much for spending time in the ER.

[hipower]

cant believe I just sat here an hour and watched this. Very interesting, I have my Grand Paw's straight razors, afraid to use them. not much for spending time in the ER.

 

 

So very true for me as well. I tried to use one while in my early 20's. It wasn't pretty.

 

I have a couple from about 1910-20 from my gramps. Mostly worn so badly from sharpening you'd find it hard to tell what they were. I swear one looks like it was ground on an old foot-peddle grinder. 

[MacGyver]

That's cool.

[Capbyrd]

If you can handle some coarse language, this series of videos is really good too.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4fXt9hWvRE

 

 

I'm sure he is good at what he does.  But he's basically saying he is more of a man or more of a "blade smith" or what have you because he refuses to use 20th century tech to help him make a knife.  Whatever.  The same thing is kind of going on right now between guys that use belt grinders and guys that use CNC.   

I say if you have the equipment and the skill to use it, and you produce a quality product, it doesn't friggin matter how you got there. 

[whitewolf001]

I'm surprised Spots or UncleJak haven't popped in here, this is right up their alley.