Thread: George Butler "Shakespeare" Razor in Ziricote and Lessons Learned

Super simple, as long as there is depth to the stamp... All you do is acetone the steel to clean it then add perma blue wait a couple seconds. Pat dry and sand it...

Okay, sounds simple-Now I've got this "finished blade" buffed to a pretty high luster (well, as much as I could do considering the hollow ground, the etch, and various pits). Is this just a light sanding? Can you provide a little more detail? I really don't want to start all over on the blade face of this finished razor (good to know for similar razors in the future).

Originally Posted by ScoutHikerDad

Okay, sounds simple-Now I've got this "finished blade" buffed to a pretty high luster (well, as much as I could do considering the hollow ground, the etch, and various pits). Is this just a light sanding? Can you provide a little more detail? I really don't want to start all over on the blade face of this finished razor (good to know for similar razors in the future).

Yeah sorry maybe I did over simplify the process lol... Yeah I usually do it at the end of my sanding at 2000 grit... I then prep the blade with acetone to clean off oils and such.. Then I apply the perma blue with a q-tip, making sure that the perma blue get down into creveses of the stamp... Leave it on for 30 seconds, then wipe it dry. Then I'll sand at 2000 grit to remove the patina that is around the stamp... Since the stamp is a lower depth when I sand it will only remove the patina around it and not it the cracks...