Thread: Razor Making attempt 1

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.