Mike Martinez
Well-Known Member
This smiling razor will be done in W2 for the purpose of pulling a cloudy hamon. I've made other 8/8 but have not attempted to do differential hardening on them; this is definitely a first. The design is modeled after an older Wade and Butcher that caught my eye a while ago but was WAY outside of my razor budget. The blade will also be hollow ground on a 72" radiused platen for just a slight hollow that is nearly flat.
As always, any and all criticism and tips are welcome.
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Cutting the paper pattern out from a photocopy of the original
The pattern is adhered to the steel billet with spray adhesive
For the sake of redundancy the pattern is scratched into the steel with a carbide scribe and repeated with a black permanent marker
As always, any and all criticism and tips are welcome.
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Cutting the paper pattern out from a photocopy of the original
The pattern is adhered to the steel billet with spray adhesive
For the sake of redundancy the pattern is scratched into the steel with a carbide scribe and repeated with a black permanent marker
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