Thread: A Blasphemous Confession

I must admit that there is something very pleasing to my eye about the look of a round point with hone wear. Well to be more precise, a nice and sharp carbon steel round point with hone wear. It has to be carbon so that there is a nice petina on the parts of the blade that do not touch a hone. I'm not talking about really horrible, uneven wear though.

I feel it's more visually visceral if that even makes sense. Like I can see how the blade was laid on the hone and brought to a razor sharp edge. It's not a feeling I get with my non-round points, or even those round points without the petina. Hey, call me crazy but I just wanted to throw that out there.

Does anyone else out there have any unexplainable feelings towards aspects of straight razors?

Also, I put this here since it's relating to hone wear but if it's out of place I have no problem with it being moved.

I hear ya. I've said numerous times in posts that the glint of both mirror polished lines of a bevel AND spine wear on a blade look nice to me in most cases. It looks better to me than if the bevel is the only part of the razor that catches the light in that way. And, I agree with you, on razors that have a patina AND have the glint/reflection of the bevels and spine, it looks good. It gives the look of age old timeless fully functional steel.

I've been shaving daily with a Crown Cutlery round point extra hollow razor with a good amount of hone wear and patina to spare for about a month now. I haven't had the urge on that razor to sand off the patina. I should take pics and post them here.

Chris L

Me too. I love the look and feeling that I'm using the same blade and going trhough the same ritual as a dude during the Civil War. It's like I'm channeling their combined experience or something [although that combined experience isn't manifesting in my honing ability!]. And those old blades shave good too.

Whew! I'm glad to know I'm not too crazy. My particular favorite is a round point Gong razor. It also happens to be my first razor so maybe I'm a little biased on that one.

Originally Posted by JCitron

Whew! I'm glad to know I'm not too crazy. My particular favorite is a round point Gong razor. It also happens to be my first razor so maybe I'm a little biased on that one.

Now that I know who you are I am going to tell the mods!!

Originally Posted by nun2sharp

Now that I know who you are I am going to tell the mods!!

Don't worry I saw it, Jeez a RP with hone wear and patina I don't know if he should be burned at the stake or just simply hung immediately without a trial for such blasphemy

Thank god we have so many choices so that the statement YMMV sure can apply...

I would think a community of people who collect scary sharp instruments could think of something a bit more "fun" than hanging or burning.

Originally Posted by JCitron

I would think a community of people who collect scary sharp instruments could think of something a bit more "fun" than hanging or burning.

Naw, you know that cuts from scary sharp razors are most often painless or virtually so. What's the fun in that?

Chris L

Originally Posted by nun2sharp

Now that I know who you are I am going to tell the mods!!

Yes, and the mods are just like Santa Claus. We have a list for those who have been naughty and one for those who have been nice. Can you hone with a lump of coal?

Originally Posted by loueedacat

Me too. I love the look and feeling that I'm using the same blade and going trhough the same ritual as a dude during the Civil War. It's like I'm channeling their combined experience or something [although that combined experience isn't manifesting in my honing ability!]. And those old blades shave good too.

I have been there. I once owned a Wade & Butcher 6/8 India Steel that belonged to a Late(1947) Mr. Sell in Georgia (USA). He was a very prosperous farmer. The razor probably was owned by his grandfather. It had the original coffin and it smelled like pipe tobacco. The bevel was about a quarter inch wide from all the honings. It shaved well, but one afternoon before work I sliced my jawline badly. I traded the razor off. I regret it to this day. While using it I often daydreamed of who, where, and what was going on when the razor was younger in daily use. That is probably one reason why I got careless. I do miss that old W&B. I might try to track it down for another visit. Ain't razors neat things!...More than just something to shave with! Merry Christmas and I hope you find another blade or two in your stocking. Robert