Thread: Honing 440 stainless

Classic Straight Razor - Duluth Trading

Hopefully this worked.

Master - Made in China, has both Temper and Geometry going against it you are probably wasting your time on the hones

For $12.95 brand spanking new call me skeptical about it as a shaver.

Bob

From what I looked at, unfortunately it looks like another RSO being sold off as a legitimate straight razor. Sheesh, must admit, it gets me PO'd that these are being sold as the real thing to guys who want to learn how to shave with a straight and are discouraged having purchased junk first thing....at least JB918 you made it here and found out that you won't really have much success with that razor, and that any frustration you have had, has been the result of being sold a false set of goods.

Don't be discouraged...we've all had hiccups along the way...I could tell you about the nice Dovo Best Quality straight razor I bathed in lemon juice, Brasso, and other various chemical compounds when I started out that took that nice mirror finish into an almost perfect, uniform black, complete with rust - in under two hours no-less!

This was not for me I know better but someone asked me to help them with it. So I guess I will have to let him try out one of mine

You could always give it a hone and see what happens, you never know till you tried it.

Bob

Originally Posted by Phrank

Don't be discouraged...we've all had hiccups along the way...I could tell you about the nice Dovo Best Quality straight razor I bathed in lemon juice, Brasso, and other various chemical compounds when I started out that took that nice mirror finish into an almost perfect, uniform black, complete with rust - in under two hours no-less!

I've got you beat.... My first attempt at honing involved a 1 inch belt sander with a 1K belt.

John

Originally Posted by BobH

For $12.95 brand spanking new call me skeptical about it as a shaver.

Bob

lol! Quite knockin' my 'tique store deals!

is 440 ss even good enough to get razor sharp? i've never had any luck getting cheap hunting/pocket knifes of the same as sharp as carbon steel.

All 440ss is not the same. There is 440a, 440b, and 440c.
440C is used in a lot of knives and at one time was the super metal of the day.
It hones quick, you can get a sharp edge with it, but it dulls fast.

440A is the cheap 440. It is soft and brittle. It's difficult to get a smooth razor edge on it because it is brittle.
440B is about the same as 440A, it just has more carbon in it.