Thread: My Guillermo Hoppe Saga

Originally Posted by Utopian

Obie I would love to look at the honing progression under a microscope. Have you looked at it under a loupe or anything?

Ron,

Yes, routinely I view the edge under a scope as I progress on the hones. From what I can tell, the bevel looks good, as does everything else. Yet, the bloody thing is not taking a very good edge. In fact, my friend, the great honing master, a legend of sort, really, indicated improper tempering as the problem, and that eventually if enough steel is removed, the problem might be resolved. Interesting thought.

Interesting thread Obie, will be interesting to see what happens to this blades. Had a Puma that gave me fits as well, send it to a very experienced honer without any results either, hope the outcome of this razor is better then mine being NOS and all.

Originally Posted by Martin103

Interesting thread Obie, will be interesting to see what happens to this blades. Had a Puma that gave me fits as well, send it to a very experienced honer without any results either, hope the outcome of this razor is better then mine being NOS and all.

Martin,
I will give it another shave test in a few days, and if not ready yet, the razor will go through another complete honing session. One of these days it might come around, you never know.

Originally Posted by Thug

My Puma No.63 5/8" Inox is pretty similar in that 2 local guys who I've used to hone can't put an edge on it. I've now decided to try one last time and send it Celticcrusader. If Jamie can't succeed, then he can use it as a windchime.

Fortunately, I have very little invested in the razor as I won it in a raffle.

My puma 63 was also a p.i.t.a to get to take a edge and took multiple times to get right. I had 1 other that really wouldn't take a edge. The steel was the hardest I have come across and even on a dmt 325 it took a long time and a decent amount of metal before it would take a bevel. It actually didn't loose anywhere near as much metal as a normal razor would for the couple hours it spent on the dmt. Once it finally took a edge though the edge it took was magnificent. It got the nick name the pig and I walked away a few times before succeeding.

Originally Posted by Martin103

Interesting thread Obie, will be interesting to see what happens to this blades. Had a Puma that gave me fits as well, send it to a very experienced honer without any results either, hope the outcome of this razor is better then mine being NOS and all.

That doesn't bode well for mine.
Sorry to hear about yours.