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    Default Birth of a new custom razor

    I would like to show you how I make a custom razor. It was made for a buddy in Hungary.

    After the planning I cut the razor from the steel and shaping it.

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    To be continued...
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    The grinding process before the heat treating.

    I have a simple machine but next year I can work with a professional grinder.

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    To be continued...
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    Heat treating process. I would like to say thanks to the guys in The Forge topic for their help!

    My process:
    I leaved 1.5 mm thikness of the edge.
    soaking: 805C / 1480F, 8 min.
    quenching oil: 55C 20 sec
    tempering: after cooling to room temperature, 210C 2x1h (between cooling to room temperature)
    After this I sanded a few tenths of millimeters from the edge.

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    To be continued...
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    Hand grindig for the mirror polish.

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    Mirror polish.

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    Making the scales.

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    To be continued....
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    Honing process. As a finishing step I use Japanese natural stones and Kanayama Cordovan Strop.

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    The finished product.

    - O1 tool steel hardened to HRC 61
    - 7/8" (23mm) wide blade
    - Quarter hollow grind
    - Mirror polish blade including the hollow ground
    - Grenadil scales and camel bone wedge
    - Phosphor-Bronze pivot bearing washers
    - Nickel-silver wedge/spacer pin with stainless steel washers
    - Adjustable stainless steel pivot pins

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    Thanks for watching.
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    Great job.
    Tremendous pictorial, thanks for sharing.
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    That is amazing! Great craftmanship
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    A beautiful razor than anyone would be proud to own. Thanks so much for sharing the process in such detail. I really enjoyed it.
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    Thanks for the read along. The razor looks good and I really like finish on the scales.
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    Super interesting pictorial.
    It's great to study different build techniques and methods.
    The outcome is one heck of a razor!
    Thanks for sharing.

    Pete <:-}
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