Thread: My first custom build Straight Razor

To all of you. I'm so happy with your comments It really warms!

@onimaru55 Thanx. I know Micro Fasteners, but unfortunately, I didn't have time to wait for the shipping. I just finished the scales 2 days before the deadline, so I had to make the washers myself. It was hard to get them even. they were cut from a 0.8 mm copper plate, a 2 mm hole drilled and then shaped into a washer... and then beaten until it was 0.3 mm thick. NOT a thing I'll do again (unless someone pay me A LOT!)

@HSL You mean, photo taken from the tip? As if someone was trying to punch you with a dagger? (haven't tried that, btw) No. Sorry. The knife is already shipped, but I'll see if I can take some pics when the competition is done

@cudarunner. Oh! Yeah, basically I just took 8 pieces of steel. two different types; one with nickel to make the contrast and one without nichel, just plain steel. These will etch differently when eched in ferric cloride.
I stacked the pieces, nickelsteel, plain steel, nickel steel, plain steel and tap welded the bar together.
Now I went to my forge. It looks quite like this one. I got it from a bladesmith I know
Gas forge - Habanero two burner forge - chileforge.com
It runs on propane.
when the billet was warm enough (approx. 12-1300 degrees Celsius) (sorry, I dont do inch and farenheit) I forgewelded it together by hammering it ... Forged out the bar on the horn of the anvil, using my 2 kg hammer. That's hard to the wrist. I ended up with a bit of synovitis (for you who dont know what it is... It hurts in the wrist) and spend the rest of the week wearing a wristband.

This isn't me, is a mastersmith (but young as me) showing how patternwelding is done. I dont use any hydraulic press. Only hand hammer. Video «
It's some very nice videos, very interresting and shows you how patternwelding is done. Else, britishblades.com is a good place to look for forging (blades especially )

And thanks againg for all your replies.

Best regards
Kristian