Thread: sharpening problems

i just bought a SWEENEY TODD replica and it was as sharp as a walmart pocket KNIFE i have a hone but i used it for about 3-4 hours and it didnt sharpen it at all it was just to blunt of a blade. is there any way i can get this sharp enough to use on my hone? like if a hardware store can use a machine to grind an edge onto it.

Welcome to SRP. I'm not sure if those blades are meant for shaving. What you don't want to do is let someone sharpen it on a machine. There are hone meisters that offer their services in the classifieds (see above left) who know how to hone a razor to shave readiness. PM one of them and get their opinion.

It is also likely that your hone is not razor appropriate. Hones made for pocket knives or kitchen knives are only good for setting a bevel on a razor at best. At worst, you're just grinding away metal uselessly.

plus unfortunately those movie replica blades are probably just rebranded zeepk blades, and will do everything they can to avoid taking an edge.

it was advertised as a shaving razor. i have a col. conk razor hone its the only one the store had. i dont think its a zeepk blade it was made in china

Originally Posted by supernova

it was advertised as a shaving razor. i have a col. conk razor hone its the only one the store had. i dont think its a zeepk blade it was made in china

I'm sorry, those are not for shaving.

Originally Posted by supernova

it was advertised as a shaving razor. i have a col. conk razor hone its the only one the store had. i dont think its a zeepk blade it was made in china

Hi, zeepk's are advertised as shaving razors & col. conk hones as razor hones, but many would disagree.
AFAIK, on the whole chinese made blades are pretty useless. The exception being the unbranded Double Arrows.
Sweeney Todd razors were discussed here. http://straightrazorpalace.com/razor...odd-razor.html
Spanx seems to have had some luck getting his shave ready, but doesn't sound like he was blown away. Maybe he'll chip in with an update, or you could p.m. him? Also, your's may be different steel.
Either way, it'll be a challenge to shave with!

I have a Col Conk hone. It is rated around 2500 grit. Most people use a progression of 4000 and 8000. Some then go on to 10000, 12000, or 16000. I used my Col Conk to hone my first two razors, a Col Conk and a Shumate. I got the Shumate sharp enough to shave, but it was very uncomfortable, with much irritation. After I got my first shave ready Dovo, I could see the difference. I then sent my razors out for honing and shaving became much easier.

Avoid the frustration I went through, contact a hone meister.

Originally Posted by Tonsor

Avoid the frustration I went through, contact a hone meister.

Better yet, contact a honemeister (in the Member Services of the Classifieds) and send him a different razor to hone. If you are interested in straight shaving, buy a "shave ready" cheap razor from the Classifieds so that you can start out with a razor that actually works. Alternatively, you can PM me and I'll sell you a cheap, but fully functional, razor to try out. If you don't like it, I'll buy it back from you and you'll only be out the price of postage.

Also, by the way, you will need a strop if you seriously want to try out straight shaving.