Anybody making razors via stock removal only?
Just a quick question for the razor makers here. Are any of you not forging them? I haven't noticed any yet. I understand why we forge if we want a pattern welded steel (that is obvious). I forge simply because the steel I have is the wrong shape for a razor. There is enough material there, but in the wrong places (leaf springs and coil springs). If you forge simply because you want to, that is a great reason as well.
I was thinking of buying some new steel for a razor project (80CRV2) and I would simply purchase it with the correct width and thickness to cut and grind it to shape. Hence, I was just curious if there is anyone here that chooses to use stock removal only since I have not ran across any that specified it was a stock removal only project.
This isn't a forged vs stock removal question. This is a question from one hobbyist to another who likes to discuss different techniques as I pick out my steel order.