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

Very nice work.
What happens at the edge ?
Do the alternating types of steel change the character of the edge ?

No, they're both tool steel with very similar characteristics and heat treatment.
If everything was welded together properly, it's just like a single solid piece of steel.
On important thing though: during the etching process, you need to protect the edge with nail polish, because the steel is thin enough that the etching will destroy the edge. And it would also eat away the different types of steel with different speed.

actually this is my personal favorite of all the razors i've seen of yours. the choice of scale material goes perfectly with pattern of the blade. awesome job Bruno!

I've not been here for nearly 4 years ... saw this on facebook, just had to pop back and say wow ... lovely work. I'm really wanting a cystom razor again now

That's a nice looking razor. Now, let's see how it shaves!


Mike