Thread: Razor Making attempt 1

You need a rosebud tip, a steady hand, and some experience to do that.

I think?

Originally Posted by sharptonn

You need a rosebud tip, a steady hand, and some experience to do that.

I think?

Even then I think it will be tricky because the blade material is so thin. One of the advantages of a forge over a torch is that you will get a much more even heat compared to a torch. Even with a rosebud, it will (I think) be pretty tricky to get the whole blade heated evenly.

Would be cool if it works though.

Also most of us leave the blade about 1mm thick or more when we heat treat. Then do the final grind after HT.

Originally Posted by bluesman7

Also most of us leave the blade about 1mm thick or more when we heat treat. Then do the final grind after HT.

What Victor said.

Also if you're using an oxy acetylene torch, it may be a better idea to take a piece or iron pipe (NOT and I mean ABSOLUTELY NOT galvanized) and heat that with the torch, and the razor inside the pipe. That's how I used to HT my razors in a charcoal fire. It makes for a heat buffer and a heat equalizer. You can get perfect HT that way, without having to worry about melting the razor.

Look up some plans on how to make your own little forge. It can be fairly small, as far as I've seen. Good luck. I need to find someone willing to heat treat my steel for a REASONABLE price. I shop in my state wanted around $200.+ to do it! I said, hell no.

Originally Posted by WILDMAN1

Look up some plans on how to make your own little forge. It can be fairly small, as far as I've seen. Good luck. I need to find someone willing to heat treat my steel for a REASONABLE price. I shop in my state wanted around $200.+ to do it! I said, hell no.

I'd do it for free if it was a one-off but shipping would be a bit silly.

yeah thats the plan! I'm going to make a simple coal forge and see how it goes

Shipping would be much cheaper than paying $200.+ to have it HT/normalized.