What do you guys think? Is this a good razor to practice honing with? Would it be worth restoring by someone on the forum if it takes a good edge? Appreciate the input.
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What do you guys think? Is this a good razor to practice honing with? Would it be worth restoring by someone on the forum if it takes a good edge? Appreciate the input.
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Slightly heavy hone ware, getting heavier on the toe but it looks just fine. You will need to use rolling x strokes but not to bad.
As to restoring I would leave it alone other than honing with tape. Well maybe a light cleaning.
Enjoy
Jonathan
Thanks so much for the advice. Any tips on cleaning? I saw the post with all the different compounds and sanding and what not, but it's a lot to absorb for a beginner with no experience.Quote:
Originally Posted by Datsots
Thanks again
Well he does not necessarily have to use rolling X-strokes.Quote:
Originally Posted by Datsots
The point of the exercise is to learn how to hone, he should try a variety of strokes to see what works and what does not work.
@OP use a magic marker to figure out the stroke that gets the entire bevel in contact with the hone.
Apart from the correct pressure to use, figuring out the correct stroke or combo of strokes is the other very important part of honing.
The razor looks good for practice.
That razor looks to need nothing besides perhaps a good cleaning, some Metal Polish, a rag, you, and a Boring TV show..
Would this be the Black emery, white rogue, green stainless and then finally CrO polishing progression you suggest in another thread or some MAAS polish and something else?? Thanks in advance for the help!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by gssixgun
MAAS is really good, Flitz and SimiChrome are also right up there, myself I use Blue Magic in the shoip and MAAS in the house..Quote:
Originally Posted by bbaug14
That razor looks fine (in the pics) I don't see any reason to spin it up on the buffers..
Thanks!!! I ordered the MAAS and it should be here this week some time. I'll shine her up and see how she does. I'll try to post some pics too if anyone here is interested in seeing the results of some MAAS, a rag, and a little elbow grease.Quote:
Originally Posted by gssixgun
How long do you typically have to polish for MAAS to really start taking effect. And at what point do you give up? Lol
30 seconds to 2 hours:p It all depends on the condition of the razor. If it has been sanded to 2k or better I would expect about 10 min. If you are trying to evaluate the condition of the razor less than 2 min, to have a good idea of where to go from there.
Jonathan
That's a nice looking razor. I'd tape the spine before I begin honing.
Update: I polished the razor with MAAS per suggested, and it cleaned up very nicely. Honed it using the 1k-4k-8k-12k-0.5 Spray, stropped it and it was passing the hanging hair test. Shaved with it and nicked myself a few times, but it was defi Italy very sharp. Easily was cutting the hairs. I think I'm starting to get the hang of honing. Now I just need to improve my shaving technique.
On a slightly more philosophical note I've never personally understood the logic behind learning to hone on a junky razor. I mean, I get it - but I've always thought you should begin how you mean to continue. Learn on a decent razor, even a brand new razor - if you are the sort of person who is worried enough about it to think you need a crappy razor to learn on, you are the sort of person who wouldn't ruin (however that might happen - not sure myself) a new razor on your first honing attempt.
Case in point - bbaug14: when you honed this razor above, did you even come remotely close to hurting it in any way, shape or form? Did the tip look like it wanted to break off? Did the edge crumble? Did the scales shatter?
I just don't understand what people think is going to happen to a razor that is so bad on their first honing attempt. It takes many many strokes on a low grit hone to ruin the geometry of a razor, usually over a substantial period of time as well.
Please note this is not a rant at the OP, just something I have wondered about for quite some time now. You wanna learn to drive a Ferrari, use a Ferrari not a clapped out 50 year old dodge with no clutch.
JMHO.
James.
I was thinking about getting a cheap eBay razor to practice .... Jimbo....I think you just convinced me not to! But keep in mind if I buy one more SR because I messed up my nice one... I'm telling my wife it's your fault! How did you know I had a truck like that!! :beer1:
I understand the point you're making and almost completely agree. I should state I didn't buy some junk razor simply to see if I could put an edge on it. It's a Boker Tree stamped blade with a lot of life left on it in good shape. So, for all intents and purposes it's a pretty decent cutter. It's not as nice as my brand new Boker from SRD, but I also wasn't prepared to drop that kind of money again until my knowledge and skill levels are where they need to be. I guess my point is I did t set out to just buy some junk, but more so something reasonably priced that I can shave with and learn on. This razor is now in my rotation and does a great job. No complaints.