Filarmonica Doble Temple 7/8
:confused: I bought one of the Filarmonica Doble Temple 7/8 from Classic Shaving and since that time have struggled to get it to provide a smooth shave. Yesterday in looking at it under the scope I found that the top quarter and bottom quarter looked good, but no matter what I did I got no change to the middle part of the blade. In looking at it the blade is in an arc buldging toward the middle. I have followed every kind of piramid regemin that I know about but nothing seems to work. I can shave the hairs on my arm with the bottom part of the blade but the middle just won't get sharp.
A while back someone out here stated their Filarmonica Doble Temple 7/8 was not straight. But I am not sure they said what they did to correct.
Do any of you honemeisters have any suggestions? Need some help.:confused:
jmsbcknr
Original machine sharpened?
Hi!
If you look at the picture of the Filarmonica Doble Temple 7/8 on classicshaving.com at the bottom of this link,
http://www.classicshaving.com/catalo...51/1555127.htm
you will see that the cutting edge of the blade looks curved, reminding one of a scimitar. This may be due to factory machine sharpening on a rotary, not on flat water stones. Perhaps the photographed item is not representative or the photograph distorts the image. In any case, the flat water stone method of honing looks for a flat blade edge, something like this one:
http://www.classicshaving.com/catalo...940/190304.htm
My experience has been that the only way to get satisfactory results doing flat water stone honing on a "curved" blade is to carefully grind it until it indeed becomes flat, using a 1000 water stone or perhaps a lower number. In a particular case I went as low as 240. Much patience and effort are necessary. One must pay attention to keep the "facette" to equal width on both sides of the blade. Once you have achieved the desired flat edge, refined honing using 6000 and 8000 water stones is due, and / or, as an alternative to the latter, a paste strop. Then finish off with normal stropping. Of course, if all str8 razor factories did all of this by hand, the razors would be still dearer.
Recently went through this process with a stainless steel 3/4" blade. It now shaves but, whew, much time and effort. Str8 razors are a hobby. Sharpening is 60 % of str8 razor shaving. Shavettes and Feathers are for lazier shavers like yours truly. And come with flat blade edges built in. :-)
Greetings,
lux
Honing curved blade edge?
Hello superfly,
How does one hone for a curved blade edge using water stones, please?
Have you an on-line reference to the manual you mention?
What advantages has a curved blade edge on a str8?
Greetings,
lux