Thread: DC asked if i would try my hand at a str8

Originally Posted by fccexpert

There is a stop pin in the scales, so I don't think the blade was pushed through. More likely it was just rotated fully about the pin until the back of the shank rests on the stop pin.

Ahhhhh, good eye, good eye!

love those scales, they remind me of the grips on my favorite carry gun (also g10 stuff). You gonna be producing these in quantity at some point?

Nice work!

Especially the texture on the scales.
Let us know when you are ready for some orders.....

the order thing is sorta up in the air when it comed to folders and to me razors count as folders even tho i dont have to set up locks on them. folders are more a when i can fit them in job.

also i have just 4 W1 steel blanks ground and need to get more W1 or 52100 (maybe get deker to make some Damascus steel for me ) im guessing that stainless razor's are not "in" but i can get cpm154 in thicknesses i use and can heat treat to 62-63 RC
any how thanks again and any and all feed back and tips are welcome

Nice'n'clean What's the hardness? Have you tried putting an edge on her?

I'm really likin' those scales!!

Originally Posted by L R Harner

the order thing is sorta up in the air when it comed to folders and to me razors count as folders even tho i dont have to set up locks on them. folders are more a when i can fit them in job.

also i have just 4 W1 steel blanks ground and need to get more W1 or 52100 (maybe get deker to make some Damascus steel for me ) im guessing that stainless razor's are not "in" but i can get cpm154 in thicknesses i use and can heat treat to 62-63 RC
any how thanks again and any and all feed back and tips are welcome

Stainless razors are in, for a certain segment of of the buying public. I'm already using CPM154CM and ht to 60-61Rc. I think anything over that's gonna be pretty brittle without increasing edge holding much. Just my opinion, though. There was a post on here a while back concerning steel hardnesses, and the surprising thing was how soft some of the older razors were (and they shaved magnificently). Each steel has an optimum working hardness, and that seems to be 59-61 for 154CM.

154cm vs cpm154 i have found that i can run the cpm154 a point harder no problems and the kitchen knives i have been making this way have not had any chipping problems.

but like you said to each there own
way it looks while ive been reading a bunch here lately (even before joining up) there is tons more for me to red and ask about

other thing i need to do is get this blade top DC so he can play with it to let me know how i did

I'm curious how you did the LN cryo tempering. You didn't just plunge it in, did you?

Actually, I should add that the whole thing is gorgeous and the scales are quite unique! I do agree that it seems that the spacer should be narrower, but I promise that is my only "criticism." Good luck with them!