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Well, I fudged a bit on the build. I wasn't really thinking when I bought the hole saw, and I wound up with way to air space in my forge. Using a MAP gas torch, I was just barely able to get a...

I think I'll be able to fire it later this afternoon, and I'll take pics then. Mother-in-law's birthday is today, and I won't be back home until 6:00.

Well, it may not work very well, but my version of the two-brick forge is complete. I went back to the hardware store this afternoon after work and got a diamond-tipped hole saw along with a 1/4"...

Art supply stores? I never would have guessed they'd be a source for fire bricks.

The two brick forge looked pretty simple to build, so I stopped by the hardware store after work and picked up a few things. I guess I got a different kind of fire brick (they only had one kind in...

I realize that the cost is going to be more than that of just buying a piece of O1, but I'm only wanting to make a proof of concept razor. If it turns out well, I'll try for something more refined....

I was wondering if anyone knows of a readily available source for pre-hardened steel in a thickness close to 1/16" that would be suitable for making a frameback blade? I know that I can buy O1 bars...