Thread: What are you working on?

Originally Posted by Gasman

I got a few for Tom. Saving them up but I will be sending them out soon. My camera is giving me fits so I can't post pics yet. But I got the toe pulled in but I need to do some serious bevel setting as I have a big double bevel. I just dont have the time for this right now. I will come back to it later.

Originally Posted by randydance062449

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When I see an edge like that I just stop and put it into the junk pile.
The reason is that by the time you remove the obvious defects you are still not back to good steel. If you did remove enough steel along the edge to get back to solid good steel the martensite steel would be either almost gone or you would be into the pearlite steel which has a coarser grain and is much softer so it will not hold an edge.


One of the interesting things to do is to take a junk razor and break it. Then look at the broken end. You will see a dark colored metal on the outside and a lighter colored metal on the inside. The dark metal is what we want, martensite. The light colored metal is Pearlite.
Take note of how little martensite there is down by the edge and around the outside.

Just my 2¢ )

Hmmmmmmmm.........

Originally Posted by randydance062449

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When I see an edge like that I just stop and put it into the junk pile.
The reason is that by the time you remove the obvious defects you are still not back to good steel. If you did remove enough steel along the edge to get back to solid good steel the martensite steel would be either almost gone or you would be into the pearlite steel which has a coarser grain and is much softer so it will not hold an edge.


One of the interesting things to do is to take a junk razor and break it. Then look at the broken end. You will see a dark colored metal on the outside and a lighter colored metal on the inside. The dark metal is what we want, martensite. The light colored metal is Pearlite.
Take note of how little martensite there is down by the edge and around the outside.

Just my 2¢ )

Randy, I’ve seen that exact thing in the razors I’ve made and broke. If they used a hypoeutectoid steel I imagine it would harden through. I’ve been using 1095 and there is a definite transition when you get into the thicker cross section of a the blade, the grain clearly coarser and a different color.

I got the cars washed and the snow tires off and all season tires on. Everything put away and now my back is shot. Laying in bed with the ice packs and resting so i can hole to go to work tomorrow.
Its hell getting old. And i just dont know when to stop. I will get back to the blade but might just call it windchime material. The rust did look like the scales were gassing so id need new scales to go with it. I did get it in a small lot so i bet im not out but 5 bucks on it.

It doesn't feel right to give you a like on that one Jerry. Hope you feel better brother.

Get better. Getting old is a bitch. Just ask me.

Originally Posted by Gasman

I got the cars washed and the snow tires off and all season tires on. Everything put away and now my back is shot. Laying in bed with the ice packs and resting so i can hole to go to work tomorrow.
Its hell getting old. And i just dont know when to stop. I will get back to the blade but might just call it windchime material. The rust did look like the scales were gassing so id need new scales to go with it. I did get it in a small lot so i bet im not out but 5 bucks on it.

You know my friend; It's a bit on the sad side when you have to go back to work so you can rest up--

Boy, Aint that the truth!

Originally Posted by cudarunner

You know my friend; It's a bit on the sad side when you have to go back to work so you can rest up--

I have always felt [Even when younger] that i have had a good vacation when I have had to go back to work to recover!

Just an update. No working for me today. Just not physically able. Dammit! Might do some honing. Thanks for the good wishes. Now back to what your working on.

Originally Posted by Gasman

Just an update. No working for me today. Just not physically able. Dammit! Might do some honing. Thanks for the good wishes. Now back to what your working on.

Hope you feel better soon brother. Take it easy. Razors aren't going anywhere.l