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I'd bet you're close enough to have a working razor. The surface oxides do not always mean that the steel underneath is wrong. If it's too soft, hones too easily, you will likely be better off...

Bruno's right, no need for this step. Once the file hits above 400F all the hardness is gone...once the material is at forging temperature then hit it and make it what you want. The heat will have...

And to second Neil's recent post...it is the alloying elements that make wootz not the crucible. But wootz is a crucible steel. Crucible cast steels can show a dendritic carbide structure if they...

Thanks to Neil for posting about crucible steel. It is what Sheffield was known for in its heyday and I would not be surprised to find it in an old file. Crucible steels then were very clean,...