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I called Enco and they said their blanks are annealed, but maybe I'm a wimp or used crappy blades. I couldn't get a hacksaw to work very well. However, I have been wondering about the drilling holes...

From experience:
My 9" craftsman bandsaw couldn't touch o-1, especially 5/16". I got 1/16" in and said the heck with it and took them to a machine shop. I don't know what a shop smith is though.
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I make the blade close to the width I want, then mark the center of the edge side and the edges of the spine side, then make the lines connect with the face of the razor between them. I will try to...

I will second the Metallurgy Fund. book Charlie suggested. I had to get it through an interlibrary loan, but it's a great book and you'll learn a lot.

As for steel selection primers, shoot an email to Mike Blue. I bugged him for a while, and he is very good at explaining things. I went with O-1. It has higher carbon than 1084, plus some other good...

Hopefully this will spur some discussion. I've seen the spine width to blade width ratio of 1:4 to 1:3.5 mentioned. I've also seen the bevel angle of 17-22 degrees mentioned.

3.5:1 is an overall...

Stu has it right. I've learned so much from all the guys on here. I have no suggestions at all on the actual mechanics of making a blade. My only suggestion is to stop talking, and start doing!! Get...