Thread: Charlie Lewis 9/8"

Got this just after the new year began. What a beast it is. I don't know whether to shave with it or hunt small game. Seriously tho, Charlie's works are amazing pieces of functional art. I haven't used any other razors since I've got it and I'm obsessed with how the smiling blade fits in the contours of my neck.
Thanks Charlie!
Enjoy!

One of these days I will save up and get one of his blades.

WOW !!!

Thats one outstanding looking razor !

Congrats !!!

Well done! May you enjoy many great shaves with that beauty.

Thanks for the kind words everyone. Here is one more gratuitous shot.

EXCELLENT Razor prOn!!!

Nice! I like how the different layers are visible at the toe there.

Originally Posted by EisenFaust

Nice! I like how the different layers are visible at the toe there.

i was just going to ask, are there three layers of steel? as in damascus, something, then damascus?

Well, first of all Damascus isn't a 'type' of steel, but simply the name for folded/layered steel. As for this razor, if I remember Charlie's original thread correctly it's two layers of iron with a high carbon steel core. He may chime in with the exact composition (or find his thread).

yes, when i said damascus i meant pattern welded, as it kind of looked like etched pattern welded steel. interesting that he used two layers of iron.

as far as i know damascus was a 'type' of steel although maybe not produced as consistently as our modern foundry made steels are today, and i've heard talk that we are now able to reproduce the alloy fairly close to the original, something about vanadium and perhaps other metals. someone else that knows metallurgy better might chime in here.

anyways, thanks EisenFaust. i'll see if i can find that thread.