Thread: Wade and Butcher Irontusk

Originally Posted by ScienceGuy

If I'm understanding this right, there are two basic ways to do it, one to use PM to reduce waste steel to make a near-net-shape form and sinter it, and two to use PM to sinter into a bar to make a stock-removal razor (in which case you are using PM to get the bulk properties from the grain structure of the steel rather than aiming for a near-net-shape to save material, and it seems they are doing the latter). PM steel formulations and processes are well-understood and produce fine results. (I do materials science / engineering but am not specific to metallurgy). Sure, it's definitely not traditional Sheffield processes. Will it shave just fine? I'll bet.

yes that's correct. In this case the PM steel is produced in strip form and supplied to us for stock-removal processing.

Can you imagine trying to form the razor into near-net-shape using expensive dies etc. That is quite a crazy assumption an earlier poster jumped to...

No, we simply receive the strip steel from Damasteel and grind away everything that isn't a straight razor, then heat-treat and finish-grind and polish..

These are high-end handcrafted precision shaving implements after all - not pre-formed items of cheap jewellery


But I'm so glad folks are now on the right page


Cheers,
- Mike