Here a few pics and info of the razor making progress.
This one started off with Suminagashi White Steel.
A section is cut off and it's heated and hammered roughly to shape.
From there it's taken to the grinder for some more shaping, knocking off some rough edges and drilling pivot hole.
The shape here will be 80-90% of the final shape.
Once I'm happy with the shape the steel gets normalized then hardened.
Here is a pic of the razor after heat treating
From here the hard work starts..haha. Up until heat treating, there is lot of correcting that can be done.
Once you start the final grind it limits the amount of "changes" you can make to the razor. At this point take your time, work slow and stead, going to quick is a sure way to trash the razor at this point.
This one started off with Suminagashi White Steel.
A section is cut off and it's heated and hammered roughly to shape.
From there it's taken to the grinder for some more shaping, knocking off some rough edges and drilling pivot hole.
The shape here will be 80-90% of the final shape.
Once I'm happy with the shape the steel gets normalized then hardened.
Here is a pic of the razor after heat treating
From here the hard work starts..haha. Up until heat treating, there is lot of correcting that can be done.
Once you start the final grind it limits the amount of "changes" you can make to the razor. At this point take your time, work slow and stead, going to quick is a sure way to trash the razor at this point.
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I took all the pictures except the 2 shop pictures
