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Just to clarify. Normalizing is taking from hot and letting air cool. Annealing is going from hot to insulated cooling for 24 hours?

im going to side track my own thread a little bit because i dont want to start a new one. Im currently making my first razor, from 01 tool steel in .25" x 1". Its coming along pretty good, im just...

This was my first forging experience. Used a lawn mower blade as well.
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Thanks for that glen, I was hoping you would comment. So I guess it's not a bad idea for initial tinkering. I know the wheel on the belt side is 8". Can it be changed to a 6"? I could always just...

Haha, that is why there's an issue. I have been fortunate enough to get some very fine jnats, 4 iwasakis, a bruno wootz razor all in the last few months. I'm all tapped out until I sell something off...

Yea i read through glens post, but wasnt sure how it would stack up against other options. Its not a 1", its a 2" x 72". At just under $600 it seems like it would be the best cost effective option,...

Hey guys! I found a neighbor who forges knives. He has a g1015 knife grinder. I'm trying to determine if it's something I could buy and use to grind razors? I've looked at a lot of models for sale...