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Still new only shaving for about 3 weeks with the straight. Halfway through shave I rince off the razor and procede to try and cut the faucet in half. Three nice nicks on my blade:cry:. I finished with my regular razor. So mad. I'm going to try and fix but all I have is 1k,2k paper, and a barber hone........so mad right now wish me luck....
Unless you have honing experience I'd suggest you not try to repair it yourself. Could do more damage. You'll want to send it out for repair & honing.
That hurts. Is it fixable? I have a 'habit' of never holding my razor unless the faucet is covered with a washrag.
Yes, this was recently discussed in a thread, making your area and habits razor safe zones!Quote:
Originally Posted by HaiKarate
That is a big part of the reason that many people never rinse the razor but wipe it on a wet towel or a sponge. There are also rubber bowls made specifically for this. I tried to find you a link but came up empty
This is why i never rinse the blade with running water whilst shaving. I might at the very end of the shave, just before i set the razor down to deal with my aftershaving and begin clean up. But at that time i'm not shaving anymore, and i can focus on hitting the stream of water, not the spigot.
Sponge here.
Sharpening needs to be learned at some point (i have just gotten out the nicks with 1k wet on flat surface). I will move to 2k now. I dont have a wire edge so far....I like the idea of hanging a washcloth on the faucet.
I always put a washcloth in the sink full of hot water. I snatch it out to wipe off the blade and then lay it right back on the water. It kind'a floats around in the water until I need it. If I forget myself and dip the razor in the sink to swish off the blade the washcloth is between the blade and the bottom of the sink and metal drain stopper. That way I don't accidentally bounce the edge off of a hard surface. I never run water to rinse off the blade because of the ding factor.
Is it fixable? A photo of the damaged blade would help to access that. I do as WadePatton does in his post to minimize the danger. There are large collapsible silicon dog dishes that would do for rinsing a blade in too and might be a cheaper alternative to one sold specifically for shaving.
It might be a good idea to have it fixed professionally.
Bob
Ok I'm as done as I can get. I only made maybe a dozen passes on the 2k super light x strokes. It took the haze out of the edge and spine. I then did about 20 passes on the barber hone. Stropped 100 times. It will pop one of the wife's hairs now as long as close (1/4 inch) away from where I hold it. I will shave in the morning and let everyone know. I just don't think it's as sharp as it was it would pop her hair no matter where I held it before. What a mess I made. Lol oh well if you can't learn something everyday........
There was three dings on it. Not real deep but you could even see them when you look straight down on the cutting edge. I wouldn't guess how deep but enough you could see. Less than a 1/16 but looked really big.
I appreciate your spirit and refusal to accept that the razor needed someone else to attend to it. Good for you on fixing your razor (for now). Only the shave test will tell tomorrow morning whether or not you need to send it out.Quote:
Originally Posted by jlarmour
Best of luck, I hope that your efforts pay off for you.
Frank
What a shame, I feel for you. I would hate to do this to one of my razors some day. Yet I don't want to switch from rinsing under the tap since I like the extra glide I get from the water.
Ok I shaved this morning. It was plenty sharp for a shave no pull but felt mean? Not a smooth glide but not pull and tug either. I hit the hone about five more passes then re stropped feels better but not perfect. Like I said it is very sharp no pull but still harsh. Should I strop with paste? Or do I just need to keep shaving with it for a while?
At this point, I would give it a go on the paste perhaps 5-7 passes and no more. Then, strop it and find out where you are at on your next shave. Your only other choice is to send it out. But, if it's shaving for you albeit not perfectly as before, I would simply keep putting it to the strop and shaving.Quote:
Originally Posted by jlarmour
Frank
I'll give that a shot in the morning. Thank you all! What a way to learn to sharpen the dang thing.
What paste?
It's green and red on a balsa piece of wood (one in each side). I bought it from whipped dog it was the poor mans kit. I haven't tried it (shaved) but I did about five passes on the green and stropped on leather.
Good luck! ;)
Shaved this morning. Not bad at all. I thought the paste was just a different way to refresh the blade? Why did it take the mean out of the blade? I'm happy though.
i seem to remember califorinan cajun talking about them, i dont think that he was that impressed, and if i recall correctly they weren't that cheap.Quote:
Originally Posted by RezDog
i just use my forearm, and rinse it off when its either full of lather, or i have run out of face to shave.
Good to hear. Remember that this is about you and about your experiences with your razor. You're not honing for anyone else but you (for now perhaps) and if paste or diamond spray (or neither) works for you and you are happy, that is all that matters.Quote:
Originally Posted by jlarmour
There is more than one road into town, good job!
Frank
After i readed this topic, i think i'll start to use a wet towel to clean my razors instead of rinse With water.
Others use a damp sponge on the side of the sink to gently wipe the blade off between passes too.Quote:
Originally Posted by cariocarj01
Frank
I meant to try that when you (I think) posted a photo once before. Tomorrow morning for sure!Quote:
Originally Posted by edhewitt
It would have just polished the edge more. The green is crox and is about .5 micron. The red is feox and is about .1 micron
Send it to Lynn! He does good work!
Try to only use the outside your arm or you risk getting lather in your hair.Quote:
Originally Posted by deepweeds
Oh man tough break. I would be mad as well.
Glad you are getting it in order, if there is anything I can do to help let me know.
WOW---At my age I cannot afford those nicks ,hard to hone back and need a keen eye on setting a bevel with 1000 k :dropjaw:
Aarg!!!
Those self inflicted dings in the edge cause an imediate and incredibly humbling feeling.
While I have been spared an incident while shaving I recently examined an edge after stropping and somehow managed to whack it against the microscope table.
I was able to correct the damage to the blade but the damage done to my feelings remain.
My personal proceedure to protect the blade edge while shaving.....
First, I never lay the razor down without closing it.
Secondly, when I wash of the whiskery lather from the blade I put the blade spine down, just below the water, and use short fast swishing motion to loosen and partially wash away the lather. Then I wipe the edge between my wet thumb pad and forefinger.
So far I have avoided trouble with this procedure but I know that need to be constantly vigilant..... or else.... Aarg!!!
Yep, you are on safe ground bro.:gl:
I have the same balsa strop from whippeddog and it is awesome as is Larry. It is .3 micron on the green side and .09 (Larry calls it .1 though) micron on the red. Chromium oxide and iron oxide. That's what the specks are from the company he gets his pigments from. Larry recommends IIRC around 15 laps on green and 20 on red. That's what I do and it works wonders at bringing an edge around.
where do I get one?thanks -----james
Whippeddog.com pretty inexpensive too. :)
A bid ditto, my brother. I was so uncomfortable wet rinsing in the sink because the clearance is limited, that I quite that idea all together and moved to using a large wet sponge to simply wipe the lather off. Far safer, and way I keep it situated, provides a good area for me to put my razor down and limit the sink fall worry.Quote:
Originally Posted by RezDog
I 2nd Steel's recommendation of Larry at whipped dog.