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Today was the first shave that I got to complete with a razor that I restored and honed myself. Everything went great and the razor was a fantastic shaver. It was a Pyramid Brand Geneva Cutlery Corp. razor that I picked up on ebay for 6 bucks shipped. If I wasn't hooked on straight razor shaving before I'm definitely hooked now. It was a very rewarding experience to shave with something that I was solely responsible for fixing back up and getting shave ready. :D
Congrats on your new found lifestyle :p
Thats how I got hooked myself.
This is good news. What did you use to sharpen it? Tell us more about your process.
I used the always popular Norton 4/8 and finished it on a Chinese 12k stone. I've just started out honing razors, but I've honed tools and knives for years so that helped to make the learning curve a little less steep for me. Not that I'm saying I still don't have a lot to learn.Quote:
Originally Posted by jaswarb
As far as the restore side of it went, the razor was actually in really good shape, just had to sand a little bit of light surface rust off and then polish it a little bit. Well worth the 6 dollar price tag I paid for it lol.
Very interesting I started with knives myself. Most of the skills translate well enough. It is a significant adjustment of pressure and persistence as well learning how delicate the final edge. I visualize it like drawing foil out from the steel edge.
Stopping is an fun adventure all its own.
I also came from knives, Japanese Kitchen knives with hard steel. My experiences there as far as how to set a bevel, how to keep an edge flat on the stones is good with thin knives and such really helped me out. That got me close to a good edge, getting a Pro finished razor later on showed me how much farther I needed to go. Doing it your self improves your skills and allows you to really know your razor and equipment :)
Congrats again :)
I'm luckey enough to have shaved with a razor that was honed by someone who really knows what they are doing so I know I have a long way to go. If it was too easy to learn it wouldn't be that interesting of a hobby though.
Congratulations. It's very satisfying to hone up a razor and get a good shave with your own hands.