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I am about ready to throw in the towel on my square points.
The only real cut I have was the first attempt with a square and since then I have managed
a couple of nicks and two earlobes but every time one of these threatening little bad boys
is in my hand I have close calls.:chop:
SO how do I round a square in the manner which it might be squared once again someday with the least amount of metal honed?:confused:
I haven't found much here on the boards.:banghead:
I use a DMT 325 but most any stone can work...
Put the razor edge down, at a 45 degree angle to the stone only the spike touching, draw the razor back across the stone while raising the the blade to vertical...Use no downward pressure and repeat until the desired blunting it done,, Strop
If that doesn't make perfect sense STOP and I will take some pics or a Vid and show you tomorrow morning
Thank you, I 'd like to see them if possible.
Whoops sorry John will get some done, Jas told me he understood in a pm so I didn't worry about it...
Thank you..
I would also be interested in seeing the video.
I'm going to try this myself today. Would love to see the vid.
Michael
Glen, We would all love to see the video lol :)
Should I use my Norton 220 or 1000 for this? Or maybe a crystalon stone?
-----Michael
I have done it with a $1 Harbor Freight carborundum paving stone....doesn't take much stone it is more in the angle and the depth of cut. A few passes is all it takes.
Procedure? Did you just hold the razor, edge up, against a solid surface and just used the hone to file the 'square end' till it was rounded??
Exactly as described. Stand the razor on its end. Tilt the edge 45degrees from vertical and draw the point like you are cutting the stone and turn to the vertical as you draw. A pass or three with no pressure will cut the point and if you are gentle it will only go as far as the bevel. To reverse the bevel must be reset but the only steel lost will be the depth of the bevel.
Before I read the above... I took out the razor that I used to cut soap with and a small piece of ~220 grit sand paper. Ran the paper over the point and it rounded easily. (Need to try again before I do it on a good razor).
This might make a good tip of the month. :)
No tip of the month! rounding the point lowers the excitement level of the shave! most of my razors have square or pointy tips i love them. a few of them have been rounded and it is ok but i like the razors the way the maker thought they should be.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nonstickron
ymmv,
jim
Whereas I like my face the way the maker thought it should be. Results are results it is what it is. I can't be trusted to run around with no sharp pointy things.:beer2:Quote:
Originally Posted by syslight
Even most barbers dubbed the point on their razors!!Quote:
Originally Posted by jaswarb
Depending on the contours of your face and to some degree on technique, the point can do damage. I basicaly use an old carb stone and start at a 30 degree angle draw and roll up to almost 90 degrees at the end. A few stokes after honing is all that is needed and it always works. It should really not look any different when done, just much safer.