W&B back from "Death by Honing"

Having a bit of fun in the shop today

I went out there to just polish out the "Expert Honing" on this W&B on the buffers. My thinking to just slap some layers of tape on after and get it shaving for Marty so he could at least shave with it.. (NOT his honing)
I just couldn't do it, and I was having fun..

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Popped an 80 grit belt on the 2x72 and started grinding away..
Stopped grinding at 600 grit
Went to the buffers at 600 polished it a bit, then some SS compound to soften it all and blend it..

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Nice new pretty darn even bevel set on the Chosera 1k heading to the 5k 10k and finally a Select Coticule after lunch

I think the burned thumb tips were worth it :p

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ps: Gracie the Grouse came over to hang out while I was smoking a cigar on the porch

(For those that haven't ever seen her, she is a wild grouse that adopted me almost 3 years ago, she follows me all over when I go outside)

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Having Fun !!!! Making Sparks fly


ps: Shall we talk about Tape Vs No Tape bahahahahahahaha

That's a beautiful job on that razor, very nice. The grouse is awesome that it follows you around! She's got great coloring, blends right in, nice picture.

Great repair Glen. I don't think I've ever seen a bevel that bad before.

Nice regrind, Glen! :tu
I would so be afraid of accidentally stepping on Gracie. As Tuzi noted, she blends right in!
That is a novel pet. A grouse!
Birds of a feather, Glen? :D

I don't think I've seen your regrind work before (or didn't realize it). That is beautiful.

Haven't seen Gracie before! Nice pet. Definitely low maintenance. :tu

That's cool! Both the razor and the audience.

Great result!!

That bevel was seriously horrible

Beutifull work thank you for shareing that. Your grouse brings back fond memories.

Great save, Glen. That was some serious metal removal

Awesome job !!!!!!!! That razor looks great now .

Wouldnt even think that was the same razor.
Now lets talk about how awesome that grouse is. Thats a real treat. To have that little thing follow you around would be so cool. My old bird dog would have loved your yard.

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Nicely done! I'm stunned.


I have a similar problem blade sitting around but haven't gotten the courage to get to it (I can also see multiple bevels like in the before pictures, probably had a bevel set on 1 or 2 layers of tape and again on 3 or 4 layers of tape, I'll never know)

Aside from the cosmetic factor which I'm not gonna correct due to lack of equipment and skills / experience, I'm unsure how to start honing the razor, it was previously probably honed with multiple layers of tape and created multiple bevels.

How do I decide how many layers of tape I'll need? I can measure the bevel angles, but if I went from a 4 layered tape bevel, will it take long to re-create a good bevel with 1 layer of tape?

I'm just wondering if a wide 4 layer of tape bevel is created, when I switch to 1 layer the hone is probably not gonna touch the very edge at first?

Sorry if I went a bit off topic here.


What an amazing result, it gives me good spirit and hope for a razor I thought was a bit too far gone, now I know it's possible

Glen - nicely done!
I thought that maybe you got inspired by Victor's "smiling choppers" and wanted to create a "reverse-smiling" W&B!
Oh wait those exist... I believe you call them frowns or something similar ;)
Great work, thank you for sharing!:chapeau
P.S.
Like your pet, I challange you to teach her some tricks!

Hi Glenn
First regrind I recall you posting. Nicely done. Interesting touch to leave the original patina on the rest of the razor.
Nice grouse too. I have 4 Brittanys and we hunt grouse and woodcock every fall. My dogs would not stand to have that grand bird in the yard.

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Originally Posted by karlej

Hi Glenn
First regrind I recall you posting. Nicely done. Interesting touch to leave the original patina on the rest of the razor.

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I am a reluctant Re-grinder :) and even more so of posting them

I really hate changing history and the feel of the razor :(

The rest of the razor was the choice of the owner, I actually did the Re-grind with the scales On :p