Thread: 5th Annual North Central Texas Razor Meet at Charlie Lewis Razor Workshop - 2017

Actually the scales are juma.
https://www.elforyn.de/en/billiard-s...lays/juma/?p=1

Yes that one turned out nicely. It is Turkish Twist Damascus made by my friend Ed Schempp.
And notice how small the bevels are

These are the 2 kitchen knife blanks I made in 1070 steel.
Both were edge quenched only, without using clay. This is why you see 2 lines: the top line indicates the line up to which the water level came. The bottom line marks a breakdown of the martensite due to heat leaching back into the blade after I removed it from the water after a couple of secs.

If you look at the slicer knife, you'll see white stripes. These are not scratches. This is where my belt work hardened the steel. I ground that blade with a worn belt. The santoke doesn't have these lines because at that point I switched to a new belt.

With quenching them in water, they should be around 60 HRC shouldn't they? Did you free hand the quench or have something to "stop" submersion at a predetermined depth?

Freehand. I held the blade with the tongs holding it more or less orthogonally so that I could lower the blade in the water bucket horizontally and then submerged the edge for about an inch. Held that for a couple of seconds, pulled it back out for a couple of seconds, and then quenched it slowly, point first, to minimize the shock.

I have so much to learn.

Originally Posted by RezDog

I have so much to learn.

You and me both my Northern Friend!

I'm in constant 'Awe' when those that know the art of forging put up their work.

Guys let's not forget one of the coolest things about being in a blacksmiths shop,,, if you need something, just tell Charlie! Who's got the pictures of the bbq fork and knife they made for me? Tc

Scott, that taco soup was great. TC sent me the recipe and I made a large pot last night. Thanks for the instructional help also.
Tom Du Jardin

This is it:

Here is a close up of the fork made by Charlie and the knife made by Andy