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I'm already part through one Bruno. I would put it quarter hollow ish. I know exactly what you mean, they can be rather difficult to hone true wedges of that size. Il post pics when I take some...

Oh, and btw, it's a touch over a 9/8 full wedge. Spine is bang on 1/4 inch thick.

Well I've just finished my new razor, apart from honing. I more or less set the bevel before I did my final polishing to make sure the bevel width was nice and straight and it felt great on the hone,...

Il have to look into controlling the air flow, the fan I'm using at the moment isn't variable, it's a 12v out of a minibus/SUV which I've wired up to mains via a ac/dc converter. Don't know the...

Well the blade has just come out of the oven, I ended up opting for 215c for 2 hours. It's mostly a bronze colour with some purple near the heel. I don't know if that's normal. Il do a test on my...

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My razor on the forge earlier, it's on the left, toe facing the camera. I found it heated up really fast, faster than I thought and I moved it to the outskirts of the forge to prevent it from...

I understand, well I've just ht, twice, I wasn't happy with the first results but I've sanded and buffed a little spot and it skating a file no problem. It's got a slight warp near the tail but...

Just to clarify something, should the blade skate a file after quenching or after it's come out of the oven for a couple of hours??

Ahh, I get you. Il have a rummage and see what I have lying around. I'm hoping to fire it up tonight and ht my razor, have to buy a few litres of oil yet.

While I remember, Bruno, I've heard you mention using a coffee can to help even the heat, I can't picture what you mean??

Thanks Neil, it was 'cast' that threw me, I initially thought of cast iron, etc. I'm learning about all these different types of steel, and for someone who has only ever worked with mild steel from a...

Great advice, thanks Bruno. I've just lit a small fire with charcoal and it's drying out nice and slow. With a bit of luck il be fully operational tonight.

Sorry, just done some research, cast steel has been used for a few hundred years to make razors!! My bad. :p. duuuhhhhhhh!!

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Here's another big old file I've got that's got warranted cast steel stamped on. It an old Sheffield file. Would cast steel be suitable for using? I don't want to start cutting and grinding if I'm...

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I used a van rim and welded a piece of 3 inch steam pipe out from the centre hole where the hub would be. The steam pipe I...

Is that to make the file easier to work with skipnord? I ran into problems when trying to drill the pivot hole, hss bits didn't touch it, come to think of it neither did my centre punch! I'm going to...

Thanks so much for all your help, I'm part way through fabbing a forge up, pretty close to brunos specs but with a van wheel rim instead of a BBQ, I had one handy and it seems a but more substantial....

Wow! That forge looks great! I think my BBQ might be getting another purpose this winter. Il have to keep that one quiet from the wife. I have one if her old hair dryers lying around somewhere too, I...

That's good, I'm on a budget ant those pyrometers are a bit expensive!! When quenching in oil how long do I need to leave in the oil? Long enough to cool down and handle? I'm unable to afford a forge...

Thanks Bruno, that's good to hear, I was just a bit worried having read specific temperatures and the like in recent threads. I'm a big fan of the trial and error method!!

Brilliant, how many times would you recommend doing the ht from forge to warm oil? I think I'm going to invest in a pyrometer with ceramic sleeve too, does anyone know of any uk suppliers?

I've decided to try my hand at making a razor and before I start shelling out for steel bar I wanted to experiment with making one out if a file as I've seen on the forum is often done. I've started...