I have tightened pins but this is my first time cutting and peening rod. Before I reattach the blade of my George Wostenholm to its original scales, I figured I would make a little prototype and practice a few times. I am using 1/16 inch brass rod from texasknife.com, flat brass washers from microfasteners.com, and flush cutters, a 4 oz. chasing hammer and steel bench block from Rio Grande. I have watched videos from @Doc226, and Lewis Razors, especially this video:
Pinning & Peening A Straight Razor II - YouTube
The photo below captures my progress after about 20 minutes on my second attempt - for my first attempt, I just started to hit harder and the rod bent. From my perspective, the top of the rod is just not mushrooming and coming down on the washer like it does in the above video.
At this point, I am pretty good at coming straight down on the rod, but I don't feel like I have the control to move the hammer around to shape the outer perimeter of the head/mushroom.
Any suggestions other than just keep trying?
I have to say that this reminds me of the first time I set a bevel - took forever but eventually I figured out how to do it in just a few minutes.
Pinning & Peening A Straight Razor II - YouTube
The photo below captures my progress after about 20 minutes on my second attempt - for my first attempt, I just started to hit harder and the rod bent. From my perspective, the top of the rod is just not mushrooming and coming down on the washer like it does in the above video.
At this point, I am pretty good at coming straight down on the rod, but I don't feel like I have the control to move the hammer around to shape the outer perimeter of the head/mushroom.
Any suggestions other than just keep trying?
I have to say that this reminds me of the first time I set a bevel - took forever but eventually I figured out how to do it in just a few minutes.