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Thanks Glenn, not only for the kind words but more importantly for the honest feedback on how I can improve. The orange coil spring razor is going to be donated to the group as part of the monthly...

Blade width is 1.021 inches, so I'd call it 8/8. Heel to toe is about 2.8"

Last time I measured it, it was right about 8/8ths. I'll double check it though and get back to you. I'm finding that I like them to be a bit on the shorter side. Too long and it is just more of a...

I can now say that it is done. The wedge is made from clear G10 while the scales are orange G10. Next week it is off to Glenn for some constructive criticism.

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I meant to post this the other day. One of the kids who came over for a lesson. They hope to come back tomorrow so they can finish their knives.

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Here it is almost complete. I still need to finish honing it. When it is done, I will get some better pictures of it.

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The forging went well with the kids today. One of our tasks was to harden the razor. The kids were very attentive about thermal cycling and hardening. After polishing I remeasured the spine and as...

Well yes it was by hand, but with a checkering file. I'm not sure if that is what you mean or not. My checkering file is 00, so that is about three file widths per side.

Ready for heat treating. The tail is pretty much done, but the edge is still thick (to help combat warpage during quench). I was having troubles with the lighting and getting it to show the spine...

You are very welcome. Cracks are a risk, but this particular piece was from a “mall crawler” truck (all show and only a few easy miles). The springs were like new. I have seen cracks in old leaf...

Yes, that was in my coal forge. I’m starting to get the hang of the new forge now. Thursday I have two young kids (10 - 13 years old) coming over for a forging lesson, so I wanted to get some more of...

Elsewhere we were talking about using automotive springs for razors. During that conversation the topic of coil springs came up, so I thought that I would share how I build a razor out of a coil...