Thread: What are you working on?

Pretty Awesome There Now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Ty

Well would be interesting if you told us more about that razor, looks like some kind of lamination, with a painted on hamon?

A most interesting looking razor, and I am curious about the details of the build too.

Details! - This is a five layer lamination of steel. Center is high carbon and makes the cutting edge. HRC 62-63. Then to either side is a layer of .999 nickel. (That's the silver line you see along length of the blade.) Then layered on that is a non hardening mild steel. Scales are Ebony, with traditional pining and a brass wedge. Size is a 7/8 and it has a half hollow for the grind.

It starts lout looking like this:


Then after taking it to task in the forge:


Comes out looking like this:


I flatten, cut, and grind my way to this point:


Next run it through heat treat to harden the high carbon core steel and all looks about like this:


Next comes finish grinding on progressively smaller wheels to get to the hollow I want, and it starts looking like this:


A quick dip in some ferric acid darkens the steel, but leaves the nickel bright, making that contrast you see, and looks like this:


Then I cut and shape the scales, sanding with progressively higher grits until I get the look and feel I wand from them. That looks like this:


Then form the wedge, and attach it to the scales (Image is of a sister razor's scales, but the one from this thread is done in the same fashion):


Final scale finish is either tung oil or CA glue, depending on the client request. The razor from this thread was finished off in tung oil on the scales.

I was super curious when I looked at your join date. You have obviously joined some time ago. Thanks for the build details, it satisfies some curiosity.
Keep them coming.

Damn fine looking steel John. Thanks for sharing the fine forge work.

After preliminary sanding with some 1k wet/dry and a soak in some neatsfoot oil to refresh the scales, this John Heiffor is starting to look perty good.

It's says, John Heiffor, 5 Paradise Square, Sheffield. On the back is stamped, "Made for the Army".

I think the etching on the blade face may be Old English for...."Boo Yaah":

Nice looking blade phrank.
I too have a Heiffer, not in as nice a condition mind you. But it's a nice shaver.
Enjoy.

Just a few little touch ups and this razor is bound for Texas.







In exchange i have a nice little pile of blades to scale up!

Originally Posted by Phrank

After preliminary sanding with some 1k wet/dry and a soak in some neatsfoot oil to refresh the scales, this John Heiffor is starting to look perty good.

It's says, John Heiffor, 5 Paradise Square, Sheffield. On the back is stamped, "Made for the Army".

I think the etching on the blade face may be Old English for...."Boo Yaah":

Might be, Andrew!
I have been asking that question for a long time.
Made when England's armies were busy with their 'colonies', including India.
I call it fake Hindi, myself!
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