Thread: A razor honing thingymajig!

I think this is the 3rd razor honing machine that i came across and all somewhat different. I wonders if there an attachement to do a swooping stroke!

RARE Museum Piece of Razor Honing History 1914 Escher Stone | eBay

That is awesome hehehe

Originally Posted by gssixgun

That is awesome hehehe

Is this the nervous laughter of a man who sees his work (part of it) disappearing in the face of mechanization?

that's a cool machine.

It looks as if the razor stays in one place as the stone moves back and forth.
I like the counterweight to adjust pressure! Most likely looking one I have seen. I would like to mess with that, but not at that price.

Originally Posted by sharptonn

I would like to mess with that, but not at that price.

Oh come on Tom its a Museum piece!

Would this device have been used in a razor factory? For $1500 I doubt if the average user could justify the expense. IMO.

Very interesting! Now I want to see one that can do a smiling blade!

I especially like how the seller claims "Through much research i was able to find the Original patent"
here it is: Patent US1091939 - DEVICE FOR HOWIHG RAZORS - Google Patents

Originally Posted by Cangooner

Is this the nervous laughter of a man who sees his work (part of it) disappearing in the face of mechanization?

HA !!!! Do I need to mention that this has never been seen before on here, probably a One of a Kind that didn't catch one in the heyday of SR use let alone now

I ain't worried


(I did however snag the pics and forwarded them to my local fabricator, I am going to name and trademark the process as "False Honing", there is a joke hidden in there that some might catch)