W. Greaves & Son Goes Back On The Line.

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10-07-2012, 07:27 AM
Hirlau

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W. Greaves & Son Goes Back On The Line.

Hello,
Before hitting the movie with my son this afternoon, I stopped of at an antique store down the street.
I was looking for DE's, but found none. This W. Greaves & Son was lying on the shelf. She wasn't cheap, cost me $30.00.

She's all original, spent 4 hours hand sanding & polishing her.
I honed her by setting a bevel on Norton 1000. I taped one layer to raise the height of the bevel, to cover the prior stone marks (it looks like he ran it over a 220 grit Carborundum, nasty spine wear & edge). I was able to sand out most of the spine damage, but not the edge, so I raised the bevel. I don't know any other way.
I then layered 2 strips of tape and worked the Norton 4000, 8000, PHIG, Shapton 16000.

I shave with her a little while ago, the shave was O.K. at best, I need to revisit the 8000, I think.
This was the second hardest razor I have had to hone yet. I learned a lot from her though.

Here's the photos:

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10-07-2012, 08:22 AM
dewey81

Pretty blade. Those were some wicked nasty grind/sand marks she had.
10-07-2012, 07:09 PM
Catrentshaving

Nice work cleaning it up. Is it just the pics or is there still a frown to the edge? :(
10-07-2012, 08:17 PM
sharptonn

Nice Work, keepin it real, Hiralu!
10-07-2012, 08:36 PM
unit

W. Greaves & Son Goes Back On The Line.

Must have been my maternal grandpa's old straight...he was known for sharpening blades on cinder blocks during the depression...and bench grinders when times got better;)

Looks like you improved it remarkably!
10-07-2012, 09:03 PM
Hirlau

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Originally Posted by Catrentshaving

Nice work cleaning it up. Is it just the pics or is there still a frown to the edge? :(

You are probably right, I think it contains a smile, frown & a grin :D in there. That spine was a mother, leaving different degrees of sharpness on the toe, middle & heel. 2 1/2 hours of honing. I did learn a lot from the experience. Having the 10x loop kept me in the game.