New blades in the workshop, some great value vintage kits, and several premium blades set in hardwood handles.
Pictured right: Bolivian Rosewood & Ox / Bloodwood and Brass
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Decorated a tree for the shop.
Some exciting new steel in the shop – Aogami #2 blue steel.
I’ll be making a special edition run of traditional kamisoris, and hope to post photos of the forgings very soon.
This specially formulated steel comes from pure sand irons in Japan, at Hitachi’s Yasugi plant in the Shimane Prefecture.
This Blue steel is also called Aogami #2, or super blue paper #2 since the steel is wrapped in blue paper when it’s sent to blacksmiths.
This steel is rarely used in the U.S.A due to availability (a limited supply entered the borders a few months ago). Very happy to get some.
Features a high carbon content at 1.10 ~1.20 C, with 0.20 ~0.50 Chromium and 1.00 ~1.50 Tungsten. Known to outperform other Japanese steels like Shirogami ( White Steel) through edge durability and sharpness.
Looking forward to making a small batch of these blades, and test the lore of this steel myself.
A few nice vintage straights are back in the shop. A Wade and Butcher, Dubl Duck, and Wilbert.
Finished this set of custom straight razor scales recently. An old Sheffield hollow ground blade, set in cocobolo handles, with black ox horn wedge.
Yesterday I showed my forgings at the Freedom Market hosted in Old Town Fort Collins’ Bean Cycle.
A very big thank you to Wolverine Farms Publishing for hosting this event, and all the folks who I met.
Was asked to compare the size of the recently finished chopper to few other straights.
Pictured is a a Wade and Butcher gentleman’s razor no. 2 (left), Wade and Butcher for Barber’s use (middle), and the custom blade from my grinder (right)
The Butchers inspired this blade design.
These two old Sheffield Ebros wedge razors entered my shop needing a regrind. They started with deep pitting, and very pronounced tarnish that required some extra attention.
I took them both to the grinder, carefully removing the defects within the blade, while restoring the grind to a satin finish that would have be accurate to their original make.
