HERDER BLANKS
I was able to buy a few HERDER blanks a year or so ago. I have not posted the results before this due to my inexpert honing, so I was not sure!
The blanks were rescued after WWII from the bombed out Herders Works. I had the blanks hardened and tempered by Mike Blue of MN. The grinding was done on a little WEN wet wheel grinder; no longer produced. Most of the work was done by hand with wet/dry abrasive papers.
I have finally learned enough to hone the blade properly with out edge crumbling. I spent many hours with it on the hones before I could. It is HARD! I scaled the blade with Cranberry Acrylic, domed ss washers and German silver pins. The first good shave was today and she is a keeper.
~Richard
This is cross posted.
For those who bought blanks; they are good!
I was able to buy a few HERDER blanks a year or so ago. I have not posted the results before this due to my inexpert honing, so I was not sure!
The blanks were rescued after WWII from the bombed out Herders Works. I had the blanks hardened and tempered by Mike Blue of MN. The grinding was done on a little WEN wet wheel grinder; no longer produced. Most of the work was done by hand with wet/dry abrasive papers.
I have finally learned enough to hone the blade properly with out edge crumbling. I spent many hours with it on the hones before I could. It is HARD! I scaled the blade with Cranberry Acrylic, domed ss washers and German silver pins. The first good shave was today and she is a keeper.
~Richard
This is cross posted.