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It's not much, but the eye can see what can't be measured. With the blade being almost black, a shiny bevel shows everything. An en-even grind can be a lot of things. My grind is straight, but...

Here ya go Bruno, the darkened steel really amplifies the imperfections in the final grind. Ferric chloride twice & then cold blue a couple times.

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It's not that I can't, it's just that I don't get the same joy out of making scales as I do working with steel.

Bruno, this is the second time to the grinder on the two real razors, the other little ones weren't much of a challenge. The razor by the AA battery is the one that I got the center a little...

Anoother pic for you...

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Final ground & one trip to the buffer in the shop on black buffing compound. The pics will show finger prints, wax and so on on the blades...but you can get the idea. Now to get to making some...

I will get pics up, they are final ground now & I've hit the buffer once to see where they need some hand sanding before final buffer and scales.

HT is done, just came in to temper. My oil was at approx 50F (same temp as it is outside), so I heated the oil to "warm" with a couple of rods that I keep around for such purpose. I kept forge as...

I PM's our Master Heat Treatment guy, Mike Blue and his reply was this:

"Hello Scott,
Those blanks heat treated quite nicely without a lot of hassle. I austenitized to 1500 F and held to soak for...

I received my blanks in the mail today Neil. They are not heat treated & will finish out at a small 5/8 or large 4/8. You will be able to stamp the steel if you wish. How do you know it's 1095...

To tell if they are heat treated you can tap one on the others spine. The sound will be a dull or a "tink". You will know for sure if they are hard or soft. Either way, still interested

I wouldn't mind a half dozen...not kidding. PM sent...