First Forged Wedge

Wanted a large wedge/near-wedge, but they have gotten too pricey.
So, I joined my local blacksmithing group.

O-1 with heat treating by Peters in Meadville, PA.
Acrylic tortoise shell scales (actually look a little better than pics show).

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Merry Christmas!
Beautiful razor and very professional looking work. That is a really nice grind. To my eye it looks between a near wedge and quarter hollow.
Is that a reflection or a hamon that runs the length of the blade? The dark spots?
Looks like you have a very nice blacksmith group near you if you made something like that. What did you hone it on and most importantly, how does it shave?!

Looks like a big chunk of steal. Nice job.

Thank you for looking.
Pics picked up overhead lighting.
No hamon or dark spots - can kind of tell on second pic.
I hone/restore for a living. This one shaves as well as anything that has crossed my humble bench.

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Originally Posted by IndependenceRazor1

Thank you for looking.
Pics picked up overhead lighting.
No hamon or dark spots - can kind of tell on second pic.
I hone/restore for a living. This one shaves as well as anything that has crossed my humble bench.

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I figured the were reflections, but thought I would ask. That second picture looks like a nice mirror. If I had seen a guy in an ugly Christmas sweater it would have been more obvious. ;)
I was curious what kind of stone you finished it on since it is O1. I know you guys that hone a lot have your "druthers" when it comes to honing certain steels.
The 3 pins always look nice.:tu

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Originally Posted by JP5

I figured the were reflections, but thought I would ask. That second picture looks like a nice mirror. If I had seen a guy in an ugly Christmas sweater it would have been more obvious. ;)
I was curious what kind of stone you finished it on since it is O1. I know you guys that hone a lot have your "druthers" when it comes to honing certain steels.
The 3 pins always look nice.:tu

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Honing was done on a coticule with final finish on a dark blue Thuringian.

That's a good looking razor. I've heard good about Peters when it comes to heat treating.

gorgeous razor! congrats!!

I did a test project with peters awhile back, they were great to work with and did a top notch job!

Well done! I lke the simplicity and clean lines, the grinding looks spot on too :chapeau

Awesome job! I dream of making my own razor some day. (who's Peters by the way)

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Originally Posted by tintin

Awesome job! I dream of making my own razor some day. (who's Peters by the way)

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Peters is a commercial heat treating service that has a division specifically for blades.
Many top level, professional knife makers use Peters.

Blade Division FAQ - Peters' Heat Treating Peters' Heat Treating