Thread: Broken razors and grain structure

And it has a tight looking grain too. Do you happen to remember how you HT'd it?

Originally Posted by shooter74743

And it has a tight looking grain too. Do you happen to remember how you HT'd it?

As per my notes, 1975 for 30 mins. Aluminum plate quench, temper 400
Since then I've changed it up a bit and seems to have helped. That being said, I don't do SS that often so I'm always concerned how it's going to come out...lol

A very interesting thread. Thanks for sharing.

When I get home I'll break some stuff as well.

Robeson shuredge


Franklin C Co., Germany


Interesting note to the Franklin.
It has a ton of hone wear. It was basically wasted. Typically when I see a ton of hone wear I assume really heavy use.
The question that popped in my head after breaking it was:
Did the large amount of hone wear come from heavy use or was the razor prone edge chipping.

Love the fine train of the shuredge

Does make you wonder if the wear is from having to hit the stones regularly or as you said being chippy. Real nice grain structure in the Robeson.

It's a shame that we can't get AEB-L in any thicker than .125.-130 finished thickness. I would think that it would work marvelously for straight razors like it does for evil modern razors and high end kitchen knives.

Originally Posted by MileMarker60

As per my notes, 1975 for 30 mins. Aluminum plate quench, temper 400
Since then I've changed it up a bit and seems to have helped. That being said, I don't do SS that often so I'm always concerned how it's going to come out...lol

Ok here are a couple I had lying around and they had no better purpose in life anymore than to be broken except for the last one.

This one is an M George and Son(s?). 6/8 wedge of horrible quality. The tang was not in the same plane as the blade, the tail looked chewed off. This was imo the zeepk of sheffield. Looks grainy and it didn't break clean at all.


This was a 5/8 wostenholm ixl. it was warped so I decided to break it since it wasn't good for anything else due to the warp. This one is better than the George, but still not hugely impressed. The grain looks un-even. Perhaps this is related to the warp.


Then a general solingen razor. The tang is covered in rust and I can't read the tang stamp. It snapped very clean, and the grain looks very fine. Noticeable different from the 2 solingen razors.


And this is the Dracula razor I made for TC almost a year ago or so. It is O2 steel with forge welded inserts. All heat treatment done in charcoal fire, with temperature gauged by color. It was not broken on purpose of course. In a freak accident it fell after being put in the safe and when the door went shut, the door proved to be stronger. The break seems very neat and the grain looks small and even.

Noticeable difference especially when comparing yours and the last factory one to the first.