Thread: Think I Found a Candidate

Well I think I found a blade to destroy. I picked this one up and hope it has no major issues as far as Honing is concerned.

I was hoping to get some opinions on whether this one will be a good candidate....




I have also been watching YouTube and reading here about honing. With the plethora of info it is kind of daunting.

I had picked up some barber hones a while back thinking maintaining. Don't think I want to go that route now. Even if I just maintain my shavers I think I need to go the full route first.

I you had it to begin again knowing what you know how would you attack it? I have nothing but a razor at this point.

Originally Posted by gflight

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If you had it to begin again knowing what you know how would you attack it? I have nothing but a razor at this point.

Send it out to a known good hone/restoration person that has the experience. ( SRP Classifieds) That is too nice a razor to destroy!
~Richard

Originally Posted by Geezer

Send it out to a known good hone/restoration person that has the experience. ( SRP Classifieds) That is too nice a razor to destroy!
~Richard

I was just thinking the exact same thing.

Bob

Destroy is terribly pessimistic. Grab a Norton 4000/8000 and go for it, a cheaper rout would be film from Amazon. 30micron to 1micron and a piece of glass tile from Lowes.
Honeing isn't really that hard. Getting the perfect edge can be challenging. I think getting an acceptable edge is within everyone's reach.
Straight even pressure. Mark the edge to show if there is any warping. Go slow. I think where people "destroy" a blade is when they use hones that are too agressive, hone too aggressively or not stopping when something is going wrong.
If you are compleatly lost a scope that you can post pics from is invaluable for getting advice.
Restoring... that can destroy a blade and scales. I did. The fastest way of destroying a razor is going too fast for your skill level.
If you want to do something, just do it. IMO.

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Maybe I should have said "Learn to hone with" while it seems to be a solid razor it was really cheap and has no stamps....

Have a great day...

Take a little ride to St. Louis and I'll spend a couple hours with you so you get off on the right foot.

Have fun.

Originally Posted by gflight

Maybe I should have said "Learn to hone with" while it seems to be a solid razor it was really cheap and has no stamps....

Have a great day...

Originally Posted by Lynn

Take a little ride to St. Louis and I'll spend a couple hours with you so you get off on the right foot.

Have fun.

You couldn't ask for a better instructor. He's great when honing and a really fun guy to be around.

That would be Super if you would do that for me...

There is a great offer. You will learn more in an afternoon of sitting with an experienced honer than you will from weeks of watching you tube and trying it on your own. I also agree that you are a little pessimistic, or employing humor, it's hard to tell in text. I think starting with a solid razor with no major issues is the shortest route to a good knowledge foundation. Now that you have a live instructor I am going to say you have it all.

I was being both I guess. Seems simple but not and I always practice at being humorous...

Have a great day...