Thread: Another good wedge material

Originally Posted by Pete123

Good idea on Tungsten. I just looked it up. The big down side is that it is very, very hard. Having said that, there are really cool applications that would be good marketing for those having a straight razor related business. One day I may pony up the money to get a mould made.

There are companies whose business model is to cast most any metal you want, you just pay for the mould.

Interesting comment from Butzy on the hardness. I checked a metal hardness measurement table and it shows pure silver as being very slightly softer than lead. Having said that, my practical experience has been that it is harder. Like he said, it's still easy to work with, though not as easy lead.

You can add a bit of antimony (tin) to lead to make it harder. I prefer bullet lead that I make myself, it shines up nice, and stays that way a lot longer than pure lead.