Thread: Twisted Damascus in old denim kirinite

Lately I am spending a lot of time experimenting with laminated steel, because life is too short to work with monosteel
I made another 5 layer billet with alternating layers of O2 and 15N20. I hammered it square, and then thought it would be interesting to twist it. It was a spur of the moment thing. I should have hammered it round first, and I definitely should have mounted my vise properly instead of laying it on the floor and trying to keep it in place with 1 foot while twisting it

I needed several heats because I lost a lot of time trying to keep the vise in place. And because I left it square, the end result was spiraled and became ridged when I hammered it flat. I decided to press on and make a razor out of it. On the edge section there was no issue, because I hammered it flat and then ground away the ridges. On the spine I was left with small open lines following the open twist boundaries.

Grinding showed me that the blade itself was solid, so I finished the razor, and filed the twist boundaries on the spine to make it look better. After finishing the razor I made some old denim kirinite scales because I liked the combination.

It's not perfect, but any time an experiment ends with a functional razor is a roaring success, in my opinion