You're closing a now-shave ready straight, but fail to notice slight scale warping. Your freshly-honed edge strikes the scale. What's your play?
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You're closing a now-shave ready straight, but fail to notice slight scale warping. Your freshly-honed edge strikes the scale. What's your play?
Swear a few times and put it aside to try to unwarp the scales and hit the barber's hone before it's shaved with agaion
What are the scales made of?
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Definitely depends how hard you nicked it, too. If it's gently enough so as to not leave a visible mark on either the blade or the scales, I personally wouldn't worry about it too much. A tiny dulled area in the edge of an otherwise sharp blade isn't likely to cause discomfort while shaving - especially if stropped well.
After having the same thing happen to me once or twice, I now make sure to guide the blade closed on every razor, every time.
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Originally Posted by northpaw
+1
Especially on older razors whose pivot can be too large.
Plastic scales.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kingfish
Not a big whack or anything, but just contact after closing it fairly slowly. Just didn't know of stropping would take care of it, or if going to a hone (Barber's or Nani 12k) was the standard call.
First i'd heat the scales with a hair dryer, straighten them , then plunge into cold water to resolve the issue that caused the problem.
Once that was done i'd strop well & shave test it. It may be fine.
If not i'd run it over a finishing hone, your choice, barbers, coticule, thuringian, whatever.
It shouldn't have done much damage & may be fine.
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Originally Posted by Basset
Hmmmmm Sounds like an excuse to go hone shopping to me....:):):)
Come on admit it you, were hoping we all said get out the hone huh????
:rofl2::rofl2::rofl2:
This has happened to me once and I really couldn't tell the difference. I didn't whack it perse but it definitely dug into the scales.