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11-22-2011, 06:47 PM
Thread: Exotic steels for strait razor making
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I like Crucible, Sandvik, Bohler-Uddeholm as...
I like Crucible, Sandvik, Bohler-Uddeholm as companies and makers of fine products, both traditional and CPM. Damasteel is another CPM product. Don't get me wrong, cryo treatments have their place...
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11-22-2011, 03:20 AM
Thread: Exotic steels for strait razor making
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Mike: About Nitrobe 77, it's reportedly hard to...
Mike: About Nitrobe 77, it's reportedly hard to get and only in 2mm thick barstock. That seems to be too thin for a typical straight, maybe a frameback though. The nitrogen replaces the carbon and...
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11-21-2011, 04:19 AM
Thread: Exotic steels for strait razor making
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Hardness and toughness are not mutually...
Hardness and toughness are not mutually exclusive. Or, you're choosing to live with poor information. You already have a CPM154 razor. Get that one heat treated, you won't know how that steel will...
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11-21-2011, 01:23 AM
Thread: Exotic steels for strait razor making
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Then you will have to make some blades and get...
Then you will have to make some blades and get them heat treated to see if they live up to expectations. I would recommend calling Peters and having a discussion about what you intend. Razors are...
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11-21-2011, 12:04 AM
Thread: Exotic steels for strait razor making
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Talonite/Stellite are the joy of only two makers...
Talonite/Stellite are the joy of only two makers I know, and that because they are oppositional and have essentially no competitors. Grinding this stuff will be the least fun job you will ever have....
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