Thread: Coil Spring Razor

The forging went well with the kids today. One of our tasks was to harden the razor. The kids were very attentive about thermal cycling and hardening. After polishing I remeasured the spine and as you can see, it is thinner yet. So I would not have had enough steel if I had started with a piece that was only a little over 1/4" thick to begin with. Also, hardening in a coal forge requires more polishing than if you were using an electric or even gas furnace.



Although I use that "coal forge finish" to my advantage sometimes as I did with my personal razor. In this case I simply wire brushed everything but the bevel (which I reground). This has two advantages.

1. It looks cool.
2. It leaves more material to the finished product.