Forging a Damascus San-Mai Straight Razor!

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4 жыл бұрын

This was a really challenging build, I had to make a few custom tools to get the result I wanted! It was well worth the effort though, and I'm really happy with how it came out!
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@derekturner3272 2 жыл бұрын

I make straights for a living. You did a great job for a first attempt! Way better than my first. The grind is the hardest part to get right. Having the rights depth of hollow and dimensions is important. Cool material is flashy, but often makes for a inferior edge. The edge thickness has to be well under 10 thou and heat treatment so it's flexible against the thumbnail. That is the key to a good shaver. That thing would be like shaving with a sharpened axe. And the scales could do with some thinning. You could club someone with those things!

@markspc1 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful blade pattern. Good old days, my father shaved with straight razor.

@BBForge 4 жыл бұрын

well done as always Sam. Love the horn handle

@SamTownsBladesmith 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate, yeah it worked really well with the design

@FoxRunForge 4 жыл бұрын

Nice work! May God Bless you and your family Greatly

@SamTownsBladesmith 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, and you

@MarceloCosta9 4 жыл бұрын

Wow! It's a very good job, man. Congratulations from Brazil.

@dogboneknives7938 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the inspiration, I'll give a go for the straight razor.

@gurvinderkau1e5w18 4 жыл бұрын

Well forged razor. . I loved sai mai process.

@lovejcdc 4 жыл бұрын

Great video and great job! What a beautiful blade

@SamTownsBladesmith 4 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate

@the0v0man 4 жыл бұрын

That guillotine is awesome! 4:00, I knew you would be juggling white hot steel with tongs!

@richardsolomon8076 4 жыл бұрын

Wow it's a thing of beauty, nice job Sam :-)

@SamTownsBladesmith 4 жыл бұрын

Thankyou!

@juantrevino3353 4 жыл бұрын

Gran trabajo👍👍

@bentoombs 4 жыл бұрын

Very nice dude!!

@SamTownsBladesmith 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate!

@thesprinkleddonutforge2774 4 жыл бұрын

That was awesome

@SamTownsBladesmith 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate!

@the0v0man 4 жыл бұрын

Well that was very awesome. I’m not one for understanding these finer crafts. But that is an awesome tool!

@SamTownsBladesmith 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate 😁

@arondennis4810 4 жыл бұрын

Nice!

@SamTownsBladesmith 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@craftedbytimyt 4 жыл бұрын

That's well cool, I've wanted to give this a go for ages!

@SamTownsBladesmith 4 жыл бұрын

It's a huge challenge, but a lot of fun

@Sandy-ps1qw 4 жыл бұрын

I must be the ideas man behind these projects hahaha

@SamTownsBladesmith 4 жыл бұрын

Haha?

@grandadz_forge 4 жыл бұрын

A most excellent razor! Does elk antler have a odor when drilled or sanded.

@SamTownsBladesmith 4 жыл бұрын

It certainly does, much like every other bone and antler

@OuroborosArmory 4 жыл бұрын

Want to make one of these... not for any reason.. just cause. Is that a special version, as it looks different from most I have seen dimension wise.

@SamTownsBladesmith 4 жыл бұрын

It's a slightly wider than average design, I wanted to compliment the pattern, and based the profile roughly off of a design by Lewis Razors.

@jamesball7322 4 жыл бұрын

Dude not only an impressive blade but I just seen a radiused platen that got my blood pump n to the brain Thank you

@SamTownsBladesmith 4 жыл бұрын

Haha thanks mate! Glad to get the old gears grinding!

@jamesball7322 4 жыл бұрын

Sam Is the radius attachment sold with the sander you have or is it something you came up with ?

@SamTownsBladesmith 4 жыл бұрын

@@jamesball7322 I made it 😁

@jamesball7322 4 жыл бұрын

Sam Well thank you cause I have to have one

@SamTownsBladesmith 4 жыл бұрын

@@jamesball7322 very welcome! It' pretty simple to make. They do cause a lot of friction and loading on the motor, so make sure to constantly cool the belt and platen with water, which also lubeicates it

@odinallfather4560 4 жыл бұрын

great video Sam, is that custom platon to get an apple seed grind?

@SamTownsBladesmith 4 жыл бұрын

No, not for an appleseed, for a hollow grind

@drstrangefart 4 жыл бұрын

Am I the only one that sees STB pop up before his name does and spends a couple seconds saying "Stone Temple Brazziers? What the hell? OH. Nevermind."?

@SamTownsBladesmith 4 жыл бұрын

I think it's just you

@drstrangefart 4 жыл бұрын

WHAAAAAAAAAT? NO WAY

@SamTownsBladesmith 4 жыл бұрын

@@drstrangefart 🤣🤣

@xj9779 4 жыл бұрын

Where do you get the Idea that clean billet welding without Flux is more reliable? At 2:37 it Looks like you have a cold spot at the Tip. Maybee because there is a air bubble inside, and another Problem is the MiG/Mag ,Arc Welder destroy the Damaskus pattern. If you didnt grind and clean the surfaces almost perfectly flat you end up in a failure. But your Radius table is brilliant.

@SamTownsBladesmith 4 жыл бұрын

There are some steels that rquire this method to properly fuse, as well as this method provides no opportunity for flux to be trapoed between the layers. This billet welded up flawlesly, and while yes, you do have to grind out the welds, it's a small sacrifice. This method also has the advantage of prolonging forge life, as you aren'teating away your forge floor with flux. It requires more prep, but sometimes taking the time is worth ir

@xj9779 4 жыл бұрын

@@SamTownsBladesmith hmm some good points. I havent much Trouble with Flux welding so I would only use this method for San Mai knifes with carbon steel in the middle and and some stainless Steel on the outsides. Anyway it turned out niceley so big thanks for sharing your Work with us.

@SpeargrassForge 4 жыл бұрын

Keep going likenthat mate, your gonna have to start testing sharpness by shaving your legs... lol nice work

@SamTownsBladesmith 4 жыл бұрын

Haha yeah I'm running out of places to test on!

@user-vs8fo4pf8c 4 жыл бұрын

крутой бородач !!

@berlinetta350 4 жыл бұрын

Are you doing the forging at welding heat also? If so, why?

@SamTownsBladesmith 4 жыл бұрын

For the setdown and drawing of the tang I am, mainly to try to insure against delamination of the billet

@berlinetta350 4 жыл бұрын

@@SamTownsBladesmith That makes sense. I wasn't exactly sure because of how cameras pick up the colors sometimes. Beautiful work man.

@SamTownsBladesmith 4 жыл бұрын

@@berlinetta350 yeah, it's always an issue. Thanks mate!

@death780 4 жыл бұрын

Так это же ламинат, в условном домаске больше слоёв.

@jackdawg4579 4 жыл бұрын

hmm, not sure about the level of first hand knowledge in what makes a good razor from a man with a beard like yours! :)

@SamTownsBladesmith 4 жыл бұрын

Haha I used to shave with a straight 😁

@jackdawg4579 4 жыл бұрын

@@SamTownsBladesmith I have only had my beard off twice in 30 years, wife threatened to leave me if I didnt grow it back

@SamTownsBladesmith 4 жыл бұрын

@@jackdawg4579 Haha mine threatened to leave if I took mine off at all!

@patriciusvunkempen102 4 жыл бұрын

@michaelrobertson8795 4 жыл бұрын

👍👍👍🔪🔪🔪

@hendrouduwnk7462 4 жыл бұрын

Wtf 3 punch and cut off

@AndrewJordanBladesmith 2 жыл бұрын

Just hobbyist .......