Thread: 2nd Razor in Damascus

13/16 1/4 hollow

stainless damascus with AEB-L at the edge

maroon micarta scales with ivory micarta wedge

let me know what you think

Love and respect

Hoss

Beautiful and classy.

Charlie

Wow I don't think I've ever seen a Damascus that was so dark... I love it and the scales work very well with it. An understated and classy razor for sure.

Looks great! If I were to make one suggestion, it would be to try to make the AEB-L at the edge a straight line. I think that would really perfect the look. Maybe some would disagree with me and prefer the wavier line, though.

I can;t wait to see some made in your other damaskus patterns.

Originally Posted by thehekler

Wow I don't think I've ever seen a Damascus that was so dark... I love it and the scales work very well with it. An understated and classy razor for sure.

The deep darkness was the first thing that grabbed me. Very well done sir.

Jim

Very nice razor. How does the AEB-L work on the edge? Have also some blanks here, but didnt had the time to work with it.

It would be very helpful to know the source of the steel Hoss. AEB-L is quite good as a cutting tool and not too complicated. It's as nearly equivalent to 12c27 as you can get from two different steel mills. It will tolerate forging if you're careful. It was used as a knife steel starting about 30 years ago but has been eclipsed, and is underrated, by comparison to all the other wunderstahls. If I was going to play with, or make razors/knives from stainless, this is one I'd seriously look at.

I suspect this is a three layer billet and the patterned portion contains a stain resistant steel that does not harden as well as the other components. I don't think the grind is the problem that leaves a non-straight line, but it could be. It's also possible that the "core" steel isn't straight. But, if this is from Damasteel, their industrial plant includes a rolling mill that should have produced a dead straight core, right down the middle of the bar. One picture creates a lot more questions....

Originally Posted by Mike Blue

It would be very helpful to know the source of the steel Hoss. AEB-L is quite good as a cutting tool and not too complicated. It's as nearly equivalent to 12c27 as you can get from two different steel mills. It will tolerate forging if you're careful. It was used as a knife steel starting about 30 years ago but has been eclipsed, and is underrated, by comparison to all the other wunderstahls. If I was going to play with, or make razors/knives from stainless, this is one I'd seriously look at.

I suspect this is a three layer billet and the patterned portion contains a stain resistant steel that does not harden as well as the other components. I don't think the grind is the problem that leaves a non-straight line, but it could be. It's also possible that the "core" steel isn't straight. But, if this is from Damasteel, their industrial plant includes a rolling mill that should have produced a dead straight core, right down the middle of the bar. One picture creates a lot more questions....

Thanks Mike,

I buy AEB-L from Uddeholm strip in Ohio. AEB-L is one of my favorite steels. It was designed for razors, scalples, and knives. It is closer to Sandvik's 13c26. It acts more like a carbon steel than a stainless. It has very fine carbides and very fine grain. It's hard to find the steel in thicker sizes.

The damascus is made from AEB-L and 302 with the edge welded on, not in the core. I have a rolling mill, but it did move on me a little. Whoops!

I make mostly kitchen knives and patterned welded steel.

Look forward to seeing more of your work. I'm new here.

Love and respect

Hoss

Mike here are a few of my kitchen knives.

Hoss