Thread: Possibility of sharpening a dull razor?

I have 5 razor blades.

2 or flat out dull, couldn't cut butter.
2 or sharp, work really well for shaving. If I strop them when they need to be, they stay sharp.
1 is kinda in the middle, won't shave great but it can if need be.

Am I able to make those three sharp? If not the 2 dull ones, the one kinda sharp one?

This is the kind of blade I have:


(Funny thing, that razor has rust on it and it says rustless finish.)

Please help!

Anything can be sharpened. If they are as thin as most DE/SE blades you would need a holder that supported most of the blade. If they are as thick as the blade of a frameback a simple frame and handle contraption could be made.

What might be easier would be making/3d printing an adapter for the use of modern DE/halfDE/SE blades.

A few threads on similar topics.
Blades for an auto strop razor
Single Edge Safety Razors
2 from Uncle Bill

Jonathan

15yoWhoShaves,

When I was a bit desperate, I have re-honed the GEM SE razor blades by taping up the spine and honing them on a Spyderco Ultra Fine ceramic hone, followed by a strop on Crox dusted hard-leather paddle.

If your blades are reasonably thick, then you are certainly in with a chance to re-hone them

Best of luck !

Have fun

Best regards

Russ

It doesn't say rustless, rustless finish. it may have some plating on it. I doubt it was designed for sharpening.

Also there's more than one sort of stropping machine for blades such as this from BITD. I haven't used any, but I'd certainly be looking into one of those if i were in your shoes. Some may work better than others.

and also those curved DE-specific hones. Surely there's a "club/forum/section" that discusses these gizmos.

I'm a flat rocker.

WRT corrosion, look around and you'll find rusty "platinum" and "titanium" all sorts of wonders. (it is the plating)

Sorry for the late reply, but in response to Phatman, the blade is REALLY thin. So yeah.. And if I understand correctly, for my purposes I should look into getting a hone?

Razor blades are cheap..

I don't want to get new ones if I don't have to, and I don't know where to buy razor blades made from 1928-1935.

15yoWhoShaves,

If the blade is thin like conventional DE blades, you would probably have to sandwich the blade between something stiffer - perhaps some thin plastic- leaving the edge showing. You could then tape the top of the blade and try stropping/honing like that

It is all good experimentation

Best of luck !

Have fun !

Best regards

Russ

It looks like Feather single edge blades might work. Here is a video of one being loaded. If you have a similar model it may be the solution you need.

http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthr...let-Auto-Strop