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Lewis Razors
Приєднався 18 чер 2011
Lewis Razors shows you how to make and use custom straight razors. Check out different stages of straight razor making, including grinding, stock removal, forging, etching, and honing. There are also videos showing various custom razors being used. I add videos as I can. Please also feel free to check out my gallery and blog at lewisrazors.com and my razors for sale at straightrazordesigns.com/the-custom-straight-razor-shop/charlie-lewis-razors.
Propane Forge With Cast Interior
A walk through of building a propane forge.
Here is a link to a video with more detail on the burner build ua-cam.com/video/9u5URUHZhGs/v-deo.html
Here is a link to a video with more detail on the burner build ua-cam.com/video/9u5URUHZhGs/v-deo.html
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Simple Belt Grinder 1x42
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This is an overview of my old 1x42 grinder. I wanted to document it before putting it in storage. Best grinder ever, not even close, but good enough at the time I used it. The adjustment system is made from shelf standards, the tire on the contact wheels is made from an old automotive serpentine belt. The rest is plywood and all-thread.
Razor Making And Scrapping
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An overview of a process of making a straight razor including mishaps that happened along the way.
Propane Burner Build
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Building a simple-ish propane burner for the shop. I use this style of burner for both forge welding and for heat treating. I do not have plans I build them more or less from eye. The dimensions are not critical, I have built a bunch of similar burners and they all work. I run the pressure high as I can, I do not have a gauge on it.
Test Fire New Propane Forge
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Test firing new small propane forge. There is a 1/2 walled core made from mizzou, it is surrounded my a layer of kaowool, the kaowool is wrapped up with the tin can and a bit more mizzou refractory cement.
Blade Transformation
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A good example of the seeing the metal structure change from austebute to pearlite. Filmed my Bill Watkins at the 2017 North Texas Straight Razor Meet.
2017 North Texas Razor Meet, random hammering
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Here are some short phone videos of people hammering at this years razor meet.
New Tensioner Lever For Grinder
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Put a new lever to tension belt on the grinder.
Setting Bevel on Smiling Blade and Thumbnail Test in slow motion
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Setting the bevel on diamond hone and thumbnail test. Mario Bava Sleeps In a Little Later Than He Expected To by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: chriszabriskie.com/vendaface/ Artist: chriszabriskie.com/
X-Stroke Stop Motion Animation
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Stop motion video shows how I hone a razor with an x-stroke.
Some thoughts on razor design
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My thoughts on straight razor blade design and wedges and tangs.
2016 North Central Texas Razor Meet, Randy's video clips strung together
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My good friend Randy shot a lot of video clips at this years meet. 00:00 Drive south to Texas 00:05 Bruno forging 05:17 Howard forging 10:35 Mike forging 16:15 Bruno forging kitchen knife 16:40 Charlie forging 20:42 Bruno grinding 35:12 Victor demonstrating his grinding method 50:09 Bruno grinding 54:53 Steve forging 55:41 Howard heat treating - Mike and Howard talking 01:04:03 Steve and Howard...
Razor Making, Unfinished Video
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Here is part of a video that I have been working on. I will post the whole video when I finish filming editing and do the voice over.
Random Clips From 2016 Razor Meet,
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Here are a few random clips from the 2016 razor making meet at my shop.
A Little Straight Razor Zen
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A relaxing video of vintage straight razors that have been made into a wind chime. The razors are scrap vintage razors. The wind chime was made my Straight Razor Place Forums member Sharptonn it was a gift to me at a razor meet that was held in Huston TX. My website is www.lewisrazors.com My work is sold through www.straightrazordesigns.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=96_89_93
Razor, From Chunk Of Steel To Shaving
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Razor, From Chunk Of Steel To Shaving
Relaxing Clip Of Honing A Smiling Blade
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Relaxing Clip Of Honing A Smiling Blade
Making Solid Triple Stacked Washers For Straight Razors
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Making Solid Triple Stacked Washers For Straight Razors
Trailer video for Lewis Razors YouTube channel
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Trailer video for Lewis Razors UA-cam channel
Razor Making Overview, From Start To Shaving
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Razor Making Overview, From Start To Shaving
Razor Pictures With Point & Shoot Camera
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Razor Pictures With Point & Shoot Camera
Work In Prgress, A Slideshow Of Making Straight Razor Blade
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Work In Prgress, A Slideshow Of Making Straight Razor Blade
Pinning & Peening A Straight Razor II
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Pinning & Peening A Straight Razor II
Shaving Brush Turning Demonstration
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Shaving Brush Turning Demonstration
amazing
What type clay did he use
beautiful work thank you for sharing this makes me wonder what else we could etch
Thank you for the videos. I enjoy learning and watching your craftsmanship, tips and solutions. Beautiful razors, keep up the great work
Sorry I dont watch videos from people using inches
Hi my name is Ben i have a new Boker and somehow one of the rings on my pin in the middle of my handle fell off. How much would you charge to fix it for me? I don’t know if you can make look the same as the other ones or not. I’m new to straight razors.
Hope all is well for ya, and that you’re still doin the stuff you like. Your blades were always lovely. If you do ever decide to make a video again do be sure it’s for the sake of enjoying the process and making something you’re pleased with. I’m hoping to get back into blade smithing some day down the line when I can get the space for it, and when it comes time to make a razor I know where to look for some reference material.
Great job 👍What diameter is the grinder wheel and the size of the arbor hole? Thanks
To be extra safe, I with take off the blade, get a marker, trace it on some shiny plastic, cut it out, then put it back
I'm going to attempt this on an old antique hunting knife I found without it's scales. Going to re-scale it in cow bone. The existing pin holes are slightly larger than 1/16", so I hope it works. Tappy tap tap.
Really nice work!!
Excellent video, ultra clear and to the point and with unarguable results Thank you
Hey friend really miss your videos. You single handedly got me interested in forging and making razors. It seems you're not going to put out any more videos. I was wondering what the chances we're you would sell your most inspired fan (me) your Japanese nakayama stone? If not, I understand. Kind of a big thing to ask for I know. But I would be a great steward of it. Please let me know If this is even a remote possibility. Thank you sir
I can see 2x72 grinder have come along way in 11 years. Great job thanks for sharing
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Hello Charlie, if the spine of the razor is flat you don’t really need to know where you need to grind more. You should just grind until you reach an apex, the razor should shave without any edge on it. By putting an edge at 10 thousands ultimately you keep the edge thicker than it needs to be. I used your methods for a long time and you have taught me so much, i have watched your whole channel more than anyone alive i think and i thought i could give something back. Thanks for everything !
But I believe the ones I need are made out of hardened steel. Reason I need these is because they cannot be bought without paying European shipping cost ! Any ideas!?! I can find the right size ID and the right size OD but the thickness seems to be the problem. Can I buy thick i ones and sand them down to preferred thickness?
I’m not sure if you are still around sir but I need a custom thrust washer for a dirtbike
Wait, what? Where's the sound of razor cutting the hair? It's sounds so quiet. Never have been saw such a great honed and stropped razor.
Best rolling x demonstration around. I wish there were more honing vids like this. No nonsense or voodoo!
A while back I quit using the assemble expensive deposable razors, bought a safety razor handle, I still have disposable blades, the blades cost about 6 cents. I don't do and upstroke it is too close. I also discovered doing so causes the hair to grow straight out instead of down, so when you grow a beard it causes that poofy short beard. I have never use a straight razor, any suggestions. I am jeweler I had a barber friend ask me to make them a straight razor any advise you can offer me? I will not be forging it 1. I don't have a forge anvil etc. I will be creating with files and belt sander not designed for making knives but it has the curve for the hollow.
this was cool man, thanks
I have a few vintage SHEFFIELD made straight razors, but I've never dared to use one on myself, mainly because as I've never been shown how.
nice job
Hard work
Great
👍👍👍 bos
Great neck shave video.
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I lookt everywhere for the pins and bolts to hold the wedge in place before the pining.
Sorry. Old video. Can you etch Gold into it too? Or silver.
Oh. Can you plate the insides of a say a carborature a intake hose ?
Several techniques here were new to me. Many thanks. Love the localization potential with woods . . . honey mesquite and Osage orange, as examples, in my area.
You think you'll have arm surgery or arm problems later. I'm planning on knee surgery in my future. Kneescarwnt very good
Did you keep this one?
You can see how I made a razor with engraving on it ua-cam.com/video/HYGUF8VtYMg/v-deo.html
Amazing! You are so cool·~
Doesn’t that damages the heat treatment
Great Job - Love the brush - Greetings from Germany winni
Thanks very much! I need to drill a hole in my anvil now 😊
Thank's for the video😁 This help me to see how happend this fenomen
Thank You very much!
Kinda reminds me of a Japanese Kamisori razor...sure it looks like a tiny little axe but it's a single edged razor that doesn't have a pivot to it...though those kinds apparently did exist according to old pictures...they just don't look quite like the kind we're used to today.
Sounds like I'm breathing into my Xbox mic lol
Thanks for this. Just started bladesmithing and the etched look is really slick !
l have one NOS in my special collection. lt is really a beautiful razor. Happy to have it
Love that little anvil my man!! Perfect for straight razor work. I have a question: when you are drawing out a blade width-wise, do you use the bladed end of the hammer rather than the blunt end? I know you’re using a ballpeen, but when using a standard blacksmith hammer, one end is bladed, the other is normal. I apologize for my lack of correct blacksmith vernacular 😊
Wondering about the effect of G B Venturi on your ststem. Most other "torches have venturies at both ends and the cone of the flames sticks out further than yours seems to
Something you never see with other knife/razor makers is them using it as intended. Great job for going the extra mile.👍
Very easy to follow, seen a few straight razor peening videos and this is the one that made me most confident learning about it!
Steel?