Thread: Rust on my edge

After honing within 30 minutes my edge on a particular razor starts to rust granted I'll probly answer my own question but I'm using my dmt to get the bevel set I had to bread knife but my other razors have not ever rusted

Sandpaper gets rust off well but on the edge...got pics?

I got mineral oil on it

You need to fix that hook in the heel,, that is crazy

Originally Posted by gssixgun

You need to fix that hook in the heel,, that is crazy

My friend! That is exactly what you Warned us about at the Northwest Meet last year! Thank you for showing us how to eliminate that hook!!

Yep that is a great pic of a well advanced Heel Hook, I have been asked many time what I mean by that term and there is a perfect picture of how they keep getting worse as the honing continues

Well paint me blue and call me babe I didn't even notice I'll be sure to get that our there

Originally Posted by gssixgun

You need to fix that hook in the heel,, that is crazy

I was just thinking he should take the heel off a bit, and then I scrolled and saw your comment, Glenn.
That makes me feel that I'm possibly finally learning something :-)
What I'm saying is I'm quite chuffed I had the same thought as you...

Originally Posted by carlmaloschneider

I was just thinking he should take the heel off a bit, and then I scrolled and saw your comment, Glenn.
That makes me feel that I'm possibly finally learning something :-)
What I'm saying is I'm quite chuffed I had the same thought as you...

You and me both, brother!

As to the original question I'm afraid I don't have anything to suggest. I have never had an edge rust that quickly on me before. Will be watching this thread with interest...

Edit: just re-read OP, and noticed the 30 minutes thing. That makes a little more sense... I thought it was rusting *immediately*! Note to self: coffee first, then SRP.

Originally Posted by gssixgun

You need to fix that hook in the heel,, that is crazy

+1

The bloom you see is the swarf from the DMT getting lapped up onto the blade. This stuff is super fine and has an incredible surface area to volume ratio and will flash rust. I see this all the time on M4 competition (knife blades) I hone on DMTs.

On a razor, I would suggest (getting rid of that deadly hook, and then) basically ignoring that rust and going to your water stones. My real question is why are you waiting 30 minutes? Your edge also has a VERY high surface area and may be rusting also. You need to polish the bevel immediately after the DMTs or oil it.