Thread: What do I do with a warped blade ?

thankyou for your comments.

I think I'll try the narrow-hone trick first, and if I see no improvement in a week or two I will try to hone the razor flat.

The barber hone I have got is about 4/5 " thick, so I will flatten one side of it and give it a try. I'm a bit worried that I will be very difficult to keep the razor flat on such a narrow area of the stone though. Is there any particular setup or seating position that makes this easier ?

The barber hone indeed gives of a bluish looking material when flattened, or when I used a small piece of it I cut off the end for creating slurry. It scratches easily by a metal point such as a nail, and it was quite easy to saw off a tiny slice at the end using a hand saw made for metalwork. If it is a stone of the thuringen/escher family is it correct to use lather or is slurry created with the same stone preferable ?

Originally Posted by dodi

thankyou for your comments.

I think I'll try the narrow-hone trick first, and if I see no improvement in a week or two I will try to hone the razor flat. Use the 6000 hone first. Take the edge of the honeand make a bevel on it. Thats what I was referring to earlier. After you create the bevel be sure to soften the edges of the hone.
Do not worry if the bevels on the razor are uneven. Perform about 50 laps on the 6000 stone then switch to the Thuringen with a slurry for 50-100 laps.
BTW do not use the TNT after the 6000 stone, it dulls the edge. The HHT is not critical, some people cannot do it because of their hair type. Rely on the TPT more than anything when using a finishing hone. Perform the TPT frequently so that you can gauge the change that is occuring. I would check every 25 laps.
The barber hone I have got is about 4/5 " thick, so I will flatten one side of it and give it a try. I'm a bit worried that I will be very difficult to keep the razor flat on such a narrow area of the stone though. Is there any particular setup or seating position that makes this easier ? It will take some practice to hone on a narrow surface. There is no particular setup.

The barber hone indeed gives of a bluish looking material when flattened, or when I used a small piece of it I cut off the end for creating slurry. It scratches easily by a metal point such as a nail, and it was quite easy to saw off a tiny slice at the end using a hand saw made for metalwork. If it is a stone of the thuringen/escher family is it correct to use lather or is slurry created with the same stone preferable ?

It sounds like an Thuringen, use it with a slurry created with the same stone but use a "thin" slurry.

It's hard enough to hone a straight blade. Have you considered salvaging the scales and simply tossing the blade?