1st hand hammered laminated steel

Some time ago I made my first multi layer billet, using 5 alternating layers of O2 and 15N20. It was more like an experiment to see if I could do it. The forge welding part was a success. There were no inclusions or delaminations. I did not anticipate the amount of steel I would lose to scale, and I also did not understand that both sides should be hammered more or less equally. The billet was sound so I decided to make a razor out of it.

This is the result. You can see both sides are not similar. This is because I hammered one side more than the other, causing the billet to dish out some. Still, I think the end result looks nice.

The scales are shamrock's luck shokwood.

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Looks great bruno! What knot is in that brush, it looks super dense!

That is a Thater brush I got from Robin, many years ago. I don't know exactly what know is in it. Badger of course, but I don't know what classification.

That's a gorgeous razor Bruno! Good call to put that billet to good use. :)

It turned out beautiful. Hope you still have my address...:angel:

I wondered if anyone worked metal and had done this. How's it shave?

The blade looks great but those scales are fantastic.

In my opinion everything turned out good, and convenient razor. :tu

I'd say for a first attempt at hand hammered laminated steel this blade is a huge success!
To me, the different looks on both sides of the blade give it more character.
I've said it before, I'm a sucker for shokwood. I absolutely love the scales and color!
This razor is definitely another home run!!

Pete <:-}

I have to trade you out of a razor before you replace the greats like Livi.

That is awesome! Well done :tu

I like how both the blade and scales feature color changes- nice work!

The difference is what gives it more than the standard character. I love it.

Now you know a technique to change things up when you want to. You could even play around with the ratios of hammering from side to side to see how they each turn out. Like 1:4, 1:3, 1:2, 2:3, or 3:4 and see how each affects the final results. You may find that something magical happens.