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Great solution to the problem.
The support washers would be 0.063- 0.068 hole dia by 0.093 dia OD. and about 0.010-0.015 thick.

I did a similar with a double washer hand held punch and die. The...

I have read about using Hydrogen peroxide as a bleaching and softening agent for horn in musty texts of yore.
I tried it. The difficulty is that the modern commercial beauty shop use version just...

Hey, Mods,

Would it be possible to break off the section here about horn to a new thread. This is getting interesting!

Thank you!

~Richard

Temperature correct or so, A 12 ton hydraulic press should do the job. A heated hydraulic lab press would be tits!
The stink.............Awesome Eau de Burning Hair until the dies cool down and...

Aliuminum was used in some razors when it was as expensive as silver or gold due to the refining methods then in use. It does not hold up well to common bases..like soap.
German/nickle silver has...

That is what a contoured spade bit is!
And, yes Glen, the archives are wonderful I go there fairly often. But the new guys solutions and questions may elicit some interesting things not found in the...

I made a flat bit to make the female part from a ¼" drill bit i ground with a 1/16th diameter teat at the start to assure centering. Like a spade bit honked out with a Dremel on low speed. I used a...

Something to think and wonder about fer sure.
I have early 19th century razors with brass and steel washers together, brass thrust washers and steel or brass pins. The only thing I see is it is...

I read him to say that he uses somewhat washers the same as the original trim washers of yore!

A very good method to make the washers. After cleaning the center hole, they can be stacked on a Dremel arbor with the screw in the end, and spun against a piece of abrasive paper or a fine file to...