Thread: Pendray wootz blades for Mike and me

This is all the pre - heattreatment work done on my Pendray wootz razors project They're still as identical as i can make them. Even the jimping lines up between them. I've decided that I am going to follow my latest understanding about wootz carbides and do a water quench. I am at the same time excited and scared. Excited because the pattern should have an even bigger contrast than the other Pendray razors I made yet. Scared because water quenching is a tricky and sensitive process and I am dreading hearing a 4 digit ping.

I have taken a number of safety precautions I don't normally take. I sanded the hollows with a worn 120 grit belt, and rounded the edge, polished the edge, and smoothed the barbers notch on the inside. The idea is to avoid any and all stress risers. Normally I would not do this because it's not truly necessary if you quench right. But it would suck beyond belief to hear a ping and then say, you know, I should have polished the edge instead of leaving that grinding scratch...