Thread: Dead blade?

Originally Posted by Oustoura

it's recommended from a friend.

i sent today the razor to my friend this afternoon. At the final, i arrived to make it cut my arm hairs but not more than this. i wait my friend's opinion.

ok, step in the right direction

well i thing that belows to fabrication. i just had a message from my friend who received the blade and the same problem. more hone more chips.

Don't you think there is a tip to save this blade or it's just to keep and nothing more?

Originally Posted by Oustoura

well i thing that belows to fabrication. i just had a message from my friend who received the blade and the same problem. more hone more chips.

Don't you think there is a tip to save this blade or it's just to keep and nothing more?

I believe the only thing to do is keep honing it. If someone buffed or ground the blade enough to heat the edge and destroy the temper, you may be able to hone past the bad metal. If it did not get tempered at the factory, it is a dead blade.

Cheers, Steve

Originally Posted by Steve56

I believe the only thing to do is keep honing it. If someone buffed or ground the blade enough to heat the edge and destroy the temper, you may be able to hone past the bad metal. If it did not get tempered at the factory, it is a dead blade.

Cheers, Steve

Get another blade, this one sound like a wall hanger sorry to say

I've bought a few that will just will not hone, the steel is just bad for some reason. I think you have one like that

Originally Posted by Oustoura

well i thing that belows to fabrication. i just had a message from my friend who received the blade and the same problem. more hone more chips.

Don't you think there is a tip to save this blade or it's just to keep and nothing more?

Originally Posted by rodb

I've bought a few that will just will not hone, the steel is just bad for some reason. I think you have one like that

they were the same brand (ROMA) ? if yes, i will be aware to this mark

Mine were just random brands, either the factory temper was not good or someone with a buffer wheel over heated the blade and killed the temper.

Originally Posted by Oustoura

they were the same brand (ROMA) ? if yes, i will be aware to this mark

I've had the thought that some of the 'near NOS' vintage razors that are around might be because the original owner could not get them to hold an edge and just set them aside to be discovered years later in 'hardly used at all' condition.

Originally Posted by bluesman7

I've had the thought that some of the 'near NOS' vintage razors that are around might be because the original owner could not get them to hold an edge and just set them aside to be discovered years later in 'hardly used at all' condition.

it could be just that one blade, cross our bokers hope to die, take a mach3 in the eye :-)

This is a common issue, after using a Diamond Plate with pressure on some steel, or too aggressive grit stones to set a bevel.
You will have to remove some of the edge to get to good steel, bread knife the edge and re-set the edge on good synthetic 1K.

As I recall you are using aggressive low grit stones or unknown grit naturals.

When you do set your new bevel use lite pressure, you may have to breadknife a couple times to get to good steel.