Thread: New Hones, a Troublesome Vintage....

I somehow doubt he would use tape. I have bought 3 razors from Larry and they all have heavy wear on the spine

Originally Posted by Steel

I would bet whipped dog initially used tape to hone that and I would actually try two layers and then as I finished add another for the last few passes. Or you could continue to add to the hone wear and use a rolling x or a 45 forward heel or whatever stroke it takes to get the whole blade on the stone. But if it were me this blade would be one of the few times I would use tape.

Originally Posted by daverojo77

I somehow doubt he would use tape. I have bought 3 razors from Larry and they all have heavy wear on the spine

That has nothing to do with tape , the hone wear could have been there since the razor was left to rust in a drawer somewhere. In any case we can only speculate and the seller knows what they did to hone the blade.

I tried one more time to get a bevel on this thing and I just don't have the chops. I am far to new and it is WAY to bad geometrically for me to overcome it at this point, even with my loupe which is new, helpful, and makes seeing things a LOT easier. Seeing a known good razor close up is extremely useful.

So I have another blade I can sacrifice on the way that should be in sufficient condition for me to work with successfully....as I am still trying to get from the 1k through the 12k progression. My 4k-12k is still going well at least!

Originally Posted by Denvernoob

I tried one more time to get a bevel on this thing and I just don't have the chops. I am far to new and it is WAY to bad geometrically for me to overcome it at this point, even with my loupe which is new, helpful, and makes seeing things a LOT easier. Seeing a known good razor close up is extremely useful.

So I have another blade I can sacrifice on the way that should be in sufficient condition for me to work with successfully....as I am still trying to get from the 1k through the 12k progression. My 4k-12k is still going well at least!

Might just be best to set that razor aside and come back to it another time. Not good to let it frustrate you. Trust me..... I am speaking from my own experiences.

Originally Posted by Willisf

Might just be best to set that razor aside and come back to it another time. Not good to let it frustrate you. Trust me..... I am speaking from my own experiences.

In an effort to redeem myself, I picked up one of my favorite vintage blades that needed a little attention...a W&B Special 5/8 hollow that had been beautifully restored. I admit I was hesitant to use it, but go big or go home! I taped the spine since there was very little hone wear on this and I am pretty sure the previous owner did the same..turns out I was right. I used 4k up through 12k since the bevel was pretty well set.

It took two attempts to reset the bevel on the 4k, but the swarf came up pretty fast so I didn't want to go down to the 1k and take too much metal off. At first it didn't really come together...everything looked pretty good under the loupe...but just a tiny bit or reflection on the edge on one side....40 more X strokes....and POW! Bevel set. Its like is wasn't...then it just was! Needless to say I stopped on the 4k there and went through 8k, 12k, TI pasted strop, CrOx on balsa...about 100 laps on leather....and wow....what a fantastic shave! It is a totally different feeling getting a 2 pass BBS shave due to my own work! Now I am hooked!