Method of making a bent razor blade

A method of making a razor blade, comprising:

• providing a stainless steel strip having a carbon content in a range 0.45% to 0.55%;
• forming a cutting edge along a front edge of the strip and cutting the strip into a lengthwise extending portion;
• providing a forming tool having:
• a first jaw;
• a second jaw that includes a parti-cylindrical surface, wherein the parti-cylindrical surface of the second jaw of the forming tool has an axis;
• and
• a nose having an arcuate contact surface;
• clamping the lengthwise extending portion of the strip relative to the tool at a position such that the cutting edge is between the first jaw and the second jaw and a back edge portion of the strip extends outwardly from and beyond the parti-cylindrical surface of the second jaw of the forming tool;
• disposing the arcuate contact surface of the nose of the forming tool in contact with a first surface of the lengthwise extending portion of the strip adjacent the first jaw at a position adjacent the parti-cylindrical surface;
• and
• moving the nose of the forming tool along the parti-cylindrical surface of the second jaw of the forming tool with the surface of the lengthwise extending portion of the strip adjacent the first jaw in contact with the arcuate contact surface of the nose of the forming tool and the lengthwise extending portion has a second surface opposed to the first surface adjacent the first jaw in contact with the parti-cylindrical surface of the second jaw of the forming tool;
• wherein the step of moving the nose of the forming tool along the parti-cylindrical surface of the second jaw of the forming tool includes moving the nose around the axis of the parti-cylindrical surface of the second jaw;
• and
• wherein the nose of the forming tool is pivotally mounted about a nose axis, and additionally rotates about the nose axis relative to the lengthwise extending portion of the strip during the moving step.