Thread: New person introduction of Bob Warner

Hello Bob,

No fees at Charlie's meet. There is no schedule, the format is very casual. There will be post heat treat grinding and honing happening pretty much all of the time. This is a relatively small group of very friendly and sharing people, I think that we had 12-15 last year. This will be my third time there, and many of the people coming are repeats. Please do try to make it, and bring some of your knives to show.

Welcome to the forum, Bob.

Thank you Celestino. Good to be here.

Hi Bob,
I too went from knife making to Razor making (I'm still learning), and the biggest difference to me is setting the bevel geometry and steel type. I love making oversized knives so 5160 is my go to for knives but for razors I had to switch to 1095, and I know you said you don't really need heat treat advice, but keep in mind the hrc of a razor should be 62-65, so the quench and heat treat will be different than your knives. As for the bevel I just keep it around 15 degrees or so. I ramble sometimes, Welcome!

Hi Bob.
I too will be at Charlie's place again this year. Hopefully you will be able to make it there.

As already mentioned, the best way for you to learn how to MAKE razors is to spend time working with razors already made. I promise you that you cannot make a decent razor without having a proper appreciation of their actual use. The more time you spending working with, and on, existing razors the better your own razors will be.

Welcome to the forum, Bob. This meet-up at Charlie's is the perfect opportunity to drown yourself in razor knowledge. The tip Glen mentions about strop-ability in a custom razor is especially key to producing a useful, well-crafted tool. If you cannot strop a razor well due to a poorly thought out design, it really drags down the overall experience.

Have fun meeting a great bunch of guys in your neck of the woods!

Welcome Bob, lots of great information on this forum. Great guys all willing to help also. Ask questions as they come up the library is a great place to learn alot. Best of luck making razors be sure to post when you start and thanks for sharing the knives those are wonderful.

Hi and welcome. A lot information in the forge and workshop from those that make razors. Guy's there will be able to answer any questions you may have. Good luck