Thread: Is this blade salvageable?

Ah got it. thanks!

I'll give this a try, seems like it will check if the bevel is set right and the blade is flat, etc. But I don't quite see how it will help with the holes in the steel...


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You hone with something like a 325 grit. If you can get the bevel to be clean, free of pits and holes, you can hone the razor. I use a 35x magnifier to check the bevel, but if you have young eyes, and a strong light, inperfections are easily see.

Yeah I think that's my question - I'm not sure that I can get it to the point where there are no pits or holes in the edge...

I also need to purchase a heavier grit stone, it seems. I've got a norton 4000/8000 but nothing coarser than that right now...


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My money says it either will not take an edge, or will hold an edge for only part of a shave. And, I suspect the former. However, as stated above by several, you never know. I have honed razors that took nice edges that looked like yours, and have had trouble with blades that looked better.

I agree with the above advice about the 325. If you can't achieve a very nice defined tomato knife sharp edge on a very low hone, don't waste your time.

can i also suggest the norton comb 220/1000? kills to birds with one stone.. so to speak..

Yeah that's kind of what I was thinking... Seems like the 220/1000 are a little more affordable than the 4k/8k...

While we are on the hone topic, it it okay to lap using my glass picnic table and some wet/dry 220 and 600 grit sandpaper? (norton sandpaper incidentally) the table looks flat to me but I have no idea how precise my flat surface needs to be....


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a glass table should do the job fine, just do 2 grids, the second will come away much faster. also using circular or figure of 8 motions should take care of uneveness (if any) on the glass. I would use 400 first for the 4k/8k but thats just personal preference. I've been known to go 400, 600 and 1000. I was bored that day though.

you have a 4k/8k already right? a 220/1000 would complete the set. do not get the norton lapping stone, its bent. took me more than an hour to not lap a new norton 8k side with it. then i switched to 400 grit wet and dry and had it done in 15 mins.

Originally Posted by tekbow

a glass table should do the job fine, just do 2 grids, the second will come away much faster. also using circular or figure of 8 motions should take care of uneveness (if any) on the glass. I would use 400 first for the 4k/8k but thats just personal preference. I've been known to go 400, 600 and 1000. I was bored that day though.

you have a 4k/8k already right? a 220/1000 would complete the set. do not get the norton lapping stone, its bent. took me more than an hour to not lap a new norton 8k side with it. then i switched to 400 grit wet and dry and had it done in 15 mins.

Yep, I've got the 4k/8k already.

Thanks for the reassurance on using my table to lap. Cheaper than buying a lapping stone and I don't plan on honing too much beyond keeping my opwn razors in shape. :-)

Thanks!

Originally Posted by gdgross

Yep, I've got the 4k/8k already.

Thanks for the reassurance on using my table to lap. Cheaper than buying a lapping stone and I don't plan on honing too much beyond keeping my opwn razors in shape. :-)

Thanks!

lol nope.. afraid not, you've got the bug judging from the amount of razors you just got the hold of. Lucky find or not it's only going to get worse from here.. You're an initiate honer now

The key really is to see if you can obtain a clean edge with no gaps or chip type spaces. Judging by the pictures, there is a lot of old rust and pitting in that blade. If you do circles with the 220 stone and check after a few sets of 40 circles (no more than 30-60 minutes) and are still not seeing a clean edge with more pitting going into the edge, I would say, time to find another blade.