Has anyone hone blade with it? anything different then regualar blades.hardness etc?
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Has anyone hone blade with it? anything different then regualar blades.hardness etc?
Sham, I honed this Rodger's Cast Steel. I set the bevel with the 1200 diamond plate and then did the 4/8 Norton and it shaved very well. It wasn't hard to hone from a very dull edge. I anticipated that it would be difficult but the steel cut fairly easily. I would bet that there is a lot of variation in razors from this period since they tempered everything by eye and the alloys were not very far advanced but I may be wrong about that. :shrug:
I believe Holli4pirating has one, I don't recall the brand. Hopefully he will see this thread and reply to you. I shaved with it a few weeks ago and it was a very pleasant shave.
I just looked up his signature line. He notes some of his blades there. THe blade was a Sheaf Works Cast Steel. Very nice shaver. I expect he used the Belgian combo he purchased from you but that is only an educated guess.
what kind of one-off, bizzare, never seen before razor are you looking at now Sham? I swear, you find the strangest (and coolest) things.
This is old boker with cast steel.
Wow, I didn't even know Boker made razors stamped like that. You are the king of esoteric razors, friend.
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Originally Posted by hi_bud_gl
Now THAT is a fantastic blade shape. I love the flowing lines on it...amazing. When was that made, anyone know?
Most of the blades prior to 1860 were cast steel,so most of us have honed a lot of them.Best regards Gary
Take a look at the tree on the tang. :tuQuote:
Originally Posted by JimR
Yea, I've got a Cast Steel blade by Greaves. Somehow, she had a decent bevel set when I got her, even though I got her off ebay. I ran her up my BBW/Coticule just like I would any other blade (BBW with slurry, slowly diluted slurry, coticule with water only) and she turned into a mean shaver.
So in short, I have nothing to add to Joe's post but a confirmation that he is indeed correct. Joe's memory never ceases to amaze me. (Joe: "Oh that blade, yea, with those scales, that's the ______________." Me: "How did you know? You have hunderdes of blades!?!?!?")
Sweet, thanks. Old, huh...Quote:
Originally Posted by JimmyHAD
Purchased a W. Greaves & Sons razor today. Has Cast Steel - Warranted on tang. W. Greaves & Sons on the blade and Sheaf Works set in black plastic handles. Has barbers notch and 13/16 th blade.
Blades aappears to be 1/4 hollow ground on nearly full wedge. In good shape.
Anyone have any info on these razors?
Thanks in advance.
Dewayne
My problem was i wasn't satisfied sharpness that steel gets. it does shave and keep the edge more then any other steel.this is just for future information.