Thread: 6th Annual North Central Texas Razor Meet at Charlie Lewis Straight Razor Workshop

Speaking on behalf of everyone else who would love to be there but just can't make it: take loads of pics and vids please!

Originally Posted by Cangooner

Speaking on behalf of everyone else who would love to be there but just can't make it: take loads of pics and vids please!

I'm bringing my compact video camera this year

How wide is your 15n20 Victor? I will see what I have to match it.

Originally Posted by ScottGoodman

How wide is your 15n20 Victor? I will see what I have to match it.

Ha, it's in `6"+ wide sheets over a foot long. I've been ripping it to 1" wide which works well for my purposes. I would be looking for 1" x 1/8" 1095. I've got a note in to Randy to add a piece of that to his order.

I want to try a 13 layer stack, which will save me a drawing and tripling operation.

Originally Posted by bluesman7

Ha, it's in `6"+ wide sheets over a foot long. I've been ripping it to 1" wide which works well for my purposes. I would be looking for 1" x 1/8" 1095. I've got a note in to Randy to add a piece of that to his order.

I want to try a 13 layer stack, which will save me a drawing and tripling operation.

We can do the same as last year: after the initial welding, one of us uses the sledge. We could even do a 2 man sledge team
That would take care of the drawing in a jiffy

Originally Posted by Bruno

We can do the same as last year: after the initial welding, one of us uses the sledge. We could even do a 2 man sledge team
That would take care of the drawing in a jiffy

That works fine, but more often than not I'm working alone. Since I have the thin material a higher layer initial stack makes a lot more sense.

I know you were saying last year to not go over 7 layers when hand setting the welds but I'm pretty confident that this will work for me. Of course I'm only buying 1 piece of 1/8" 1095 until I have verified that it will work.

Originally Posted by Bruno

I PMed Randy to ask if he was going to order steels like last year.

Yes, I will be placing an order for a variety of steels and sizes.

Hey Victor, i have 6' of 1.25 x 1/8 1095. Lets do some welding!

Originally Posted by randydance062449

Yes, I will be placing an order for a variety of steels and sizes.

Pm sent for steel order

Here are the options for the steel order.
Let me know your preferences please and then I will place the order.
I want to see some consensus/agreement on the thickness of the 15N20. Please no more than 2 thickness.

Here are the options


1084 steel
thickness
.25"
.125"
Width
1"
1.25"


1095 steel
thickness
.070
.094
.125
.250
width
1"
1.25"

15N20
thickness
.058
.065
.072
.095
.130
width
1"
1.25"

W2
thickness
.125
.250
width
1"
1.25"

Length
all are 48"