Thanks John! There are a few things I would have like to have done better, but overall I'm happy with it. I don't think it will be a top pick, but it shaves pretty damn well.
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@sfeile One thing I have learned in life, is we judge oneself badly we all ways say. We could have done this or that better. But one thing I can say Shawn is in my eyes yours is far better than mine, and I mean that mine looks plain yours catches the eye and drawn to it. But I would hate to be the judge as all of the razors are winners.
Oh I forgot I still have 2 more
Oh I forgot I still have 2 more
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Nice razors all, great work.
Thank you!
I'm not telling 
But it was by accident actually. Nonetheless, they look amazing.
But it was by accident actually. Nonetheless, they look amazing.
Don't tell me you have known for a while, and that's how you knew I was holding back.
No. It was just yesterday that I saw. I'm just teasing you about holding out.
ohhh that's blown the big surprise, 
but I still have plan b.
but I still have plan b.I was that stinking little nosy brat that was always going through the closets and stuff to peek at the x-mas presents.
Don't feel bad, I was definitely surprised! They genuinely look amazing!
Don't feel bad, I was definitely surprised! They genuinely look amazing!
Slash McCoy
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Catchy. Very nice.
Slash McCoy
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I'm an old ironworker, so the "pins" I'm used to hitting are 14 inch long 3 pound bull pins with a 24 inch 8 pound hammer.....
Those tiny little brass things are a challenge to not completely crush!
A tablespoon works great. I usually add a small lump of JB Weld into the bowl of the spoon. I NEVER use any sort of hammer. The spoon is the best way I have found to avoid damage. Works for brass, or for nickel/silver. You just whack away at it and gitter done. Be sure to trim the pin to an appropriate length. Too much excess pin makes for a difficult peening job. I file the ends flat and true after cutting, and fine tune the length with more file work.
I knew there was something I was forgetting. Victor linked us a video back earlier in the thread and I watched the guy file the pin after he cut it....... Probably would have made things easier right from the start...
The Problem I'm finding is when you have peened the pin it seems to leave a sort of rough edge around the pin how do you get that out so its smooth when you run your thumb over it
Slash McCoy
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Do you file the end of the pin flat first? You can also lightly chamfer the edges of the pin end. Start with it filed smooth and to the proper length, use a spoon to peen with, and you should not have any roughness when you finish. Also if you want the "show" side to look its best, peen a head on that end with the pin in a vise. Make it round and smooth. Create a pinhead size dimple in your anvil, and make it nice and smooth and round. Assemble your washers, scales, and wedge or razor with the preformed head on the show side. Place it show side down on your anvil with the preformed head in the dimple. Peen the back side end of the pin.
yes filed flat then a slight chamfer it looks nice but it has like little bits that catch in places
might need a little more peening
I would say if they were filed flat and chamfered, they may have been too long then. You may be trying to peen the material too far to get them tight letting it split and giving you the little cracked pieces that catch stuff.
Slash McCoy
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+1 Yup. Could be that.
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