Thread: 4th Annual North Central Texas Razor Meet at Charlie Lewis Razor Workshop

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Everyone be safe and have a fine meet!

I do hope someone will post along some pics as the meet progresses?

Wish you were here.
Saw a lot of steel beaten into submission.

All got to watch Bluesman demo his innovative approach to grinding.

Lynn honed several blades that will be tested this morning.

The grinding starts this morning.

Watching Howard, Mike, Bruno, Charlie and others forge was very exciting. Seeing the pros work really makes you appreciate the art of blacksmithing.

First time in a forge, turning out pretty good so far.

Got my new SRD strop hung in the hotel room.

My Apron after this meet

I'm really hoping maybe, just maybe Bruno will make a blade while there & they make a video of it.................wish I were there!

Originally Posted by engine46

I'm really hoping maybe, just maybe Bruno will make a blade while there & they make a video of it.................wish I were there!

Randy dance took a lot of pics of Bruno working.

Originally Posted by rolodave

Randy dance took a lot of pics of Bruno working.

That's cool. I want to see lots of pics of everyone working too, not only Bruno. To see all the faces from the forum here, it is much nicer to see than just a name & an avatar.

Originally Posted by engine46

I'm really hoping maybe, just maybe Bruno will make a blade while there & they make a video of it.................wish I were there!

Bruno did in fact make a blade while here, but not to completion. It's in one of my pics I posted. He is a true craftsman & I learned a lot from him.

Originally Posted by Utopian

Three main videos finally uploaded. It only took a few days.


First one is Bruno explaining his finish grinding.

I think it turned out wonderful! Sound and video quality is great, my explanation understandable and you can hear the sound of the blade changing as it moves on the wheel.

Thanks a million for insisting on filming this Ron!

Originally Posted by thehattr

The hardest barriers to cross are the ones we place on ourselves.

I was back and forth on going to this and glad I did. There is only so much you can learn from videos. The feedback you get from learning from someone else is invaluable. I learned to hone "properly". I could learn to hone through YouTube videos, but would never have known if I was in fact doing it correctly.

I also don't have any tools, but after this meeting I know have the knowledge to point me in the right direction to building the tools I need.

The only reason i got to where i got today was that a decade ago i looked at a damascus razor by Robert Williams and said to myself 'i can do this' and i started from scratch in terms of resources and skill.

Getting there is just a matter of putting one foot in front of the other and not quitting.

Anyone can do this starting from scratch if they just put in the hours.