Thread: one of those aaarrrggh moments

Re-Learned another lesson recently- when you get tired or impatient, get out of the workshop. i had put in something over three hours into this custom razor for a feller with hands that are so large and thick fingered that he could not get a safe and comfortable grip on a standard razor, so this one with an elongated tang resulted after a few templates in MDF for him to try. It is CPMS30V. i had cut it out, profiled, file worked jimping, etc over several days. i rarely get more than 20-30 minutes at a time in the workshop. This particular day was the only day in 2010 where i got a whole day in there, so i was grinding four razors. This was the last for the day, and i stuffed it. Combination of grinding a little too thin and letting it get just a little too hot in my hands. Dunked it in the bucket to cool it and felt it kick. Picture says the rest.

Sorry to see such nice work get broken. Looks like it would have been a nice razor.

Ouch! That hurts...looks like it would have been a nice one

Poo, I'm sorry. That is always a harsh reality. It looks like a nice design though.
I know I have made more than my fair share of similar mistakes though.

Thats harsh man. Hope one day you can laugh about it, or at least smile.

Yikes. Never a good time for that to happen.

Not that this may apply, but I keep some broken memories in bin drawers. Mixed with odds and ends that I tend to rummage in when tired, frantic or desperate trying to look madly for a ghost item.

When I come across a hidden broken gem, reminds me to back off and take a break.

Yeah, i keep it in a prominent spot to remind me. i am past the mad stage and at the sigh stage. Have begun it's replacement and i think it will come out even better as i have had a trial run now...