Originally Posted by
Tias
Hi, I'm Matthias, and new to the forum.
I was looking for some info on making a straight razor, and i've found the SRP.
Now, I'm not an expert on straight razor issue, but i wouldn't buy this razor, because this weld line, is a failure, probably on a razor blade this is not a problem, because is a non stressed blade, on any other blade this become a great problem, i think that here the problem can be the rust that grow really rapidly on this line, it need to be oiled every time.
I've made some pattern welded blade, san-mai blade and when this line appear i know that something has gone wrong, sometime the failure is acceptable, sometime is a total failure.
Now i'm going to forge (the act to hit the steel between anvil and hammer, not to fake something :D ) a couple of razor blade, one japanese style and the other classical, i want to try it whit 52100, the ball bearing steel, and for the japanese one i have a pice of pattern welded steel, made from 1095 (old file) and 5160 (leaf spring of a truck).