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I haven't finished any of them yet. My forge was too crappy to get a good heat treatment on any of them so I am in the process of building a new forge. It will be propane fueled and should be alot...

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I added a frameback to the one razor and forged another two. They are in the early stages. One is 1045 and the other is a very old file.

I am working on a removable (if you want it could also stay on) brass frameback for the blade. I ran it a couple times on the stones with it and without it and you guys were right, it would be...

Awesome advise, thank you Bruno!

I haven't gotten to hone it yet, I need to go a little more work on the blade and then heat treat it.

Well it's been a while and here's the latest on the razor. I just designed and made the scales yesterday but still have a little work to still do on the blade.
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Thanks WillN.

Thank you! I have no plans to go there but it I visit my in-laws soon I will be in Buford which I know is close.
I went to the BX and Walmart and neither carried the real charcoal. I still have a...

$.99 for kitty litter, $4.99 for pottery plaster....oops it wasn't a $9.00 forge but a $5.98 forge.
I also have an anvil to go with the hammer. I learned quick to wear long sleeves too. I got a...

Thanks for the words of encouragement. I don't have access to coal anywhere and I didn't know HD carried real charcoal. I am defanitely heading over the Depot
to save myself some time, thanks for...

I couldn't wait until tommorrow so I fired up the ghetto forge again tonight.
I started forming the handle or tange (haven't decided yet) and banged out some of the lumps on the blade.

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I fired up my $9.00 forge today and pounded this out.
It is very rough, I did manage to get a partial hollow ground on it with my hammer and anvil
I had a hard time keeping the steel hot, I think...