Thread: restored

Vintage G Wostenholn I XL Restored and Shave Ready | eBay
Restored and shave ready, just I small crack in the blade.

It'll hone out hey LOL
Pity Nice scales but

Ya see, that is the hardest part of doing that resto is to get that crack to come out just right. They are tricky little boogers that stubbornly resist being fully restored.

Bob

Would brazing help?

Can a razor still be "shave ready" with a hairline crack going all the way to the shaving edge? Looking at the Ebay closeups, it looks like the crack disrupts the consistency of the bevel. How could that be "shave ready"?

Originally Posted by Bordee

Can a razor still be "shave ready" with a hairline crack going all the way to the shaving edge? Looking at the Ebay closeups, it looks like the crack disrupts the consistency of the bevel. How could that be "shave ready"?

Short answer, no.

Oddly enough I have had to retire 2 razors that I had been shaving with because I discovered small cracks in their blades while touching them up on the hones. It is quite possible I had been shaving with them while they were cracked so it may be possible to shave with a razor with a cracked edge. I would not knowingly do so though.

Bob

Originally Posted by RezDog

Vintage G Wostenholn I XL Restored and Shave Ready | eBay
Restored and shave ready, just I small crack in the blade.

I may be missing something but from what I see if that is a small crack then the grand canyon is a little ditch