Thread: Interesting heat-blued tang

This was popular in a certain period.
There were razors with blued blades, not only the tang.

True Blue, The Geo.Worthington Co., Cleveland, O.

Now if I saw this on e-Bay I would click past it so fast there would be no memory of it. Not saying much more than it looks over heated to an untrained eye like mine .

Originally Posted by manah

This was popular in a certain period.
There were razors with blued blades, not only the tang.

True Blue, The Geo.Worthington Co., Cleveland, O.

I know that if the blade was heated to too high of a temperature it would be bad but did this bluing of the blade like this actually do anything good or bad? Or was it just a "hey we made the blade blue, look how pretty it is and give us your money" type deal?

Is it just me or is that spine awfully lopsided?

Originally Posted by manah

This was popular in a certain period.
There were razors with blued blades, not only the tang.

True Blue, The Geo.Worthington Co., Cleveland, O.

I believe the top of the spine and the tip come to "V." Quite a common styling factor of fancier razors.

A reason for bluing and browning is that it is a controlled corrosion surface which prevented corrosion to some extent. On razors, that was probably not the reason but they sure do look pretty.

Blued and blacked shanks and tails were a nice selling point and a Gold plated shank tail was ne plus!
~Richard

I believe the top of the spine and the tip come to "V."

Like Richard said, it was a fairly common feature once.

Those colours can be produced with heat alone, but usually not on razors. Blueing, browning, etc is an age old technique, involving controlled rusting sometimes helped by using fume chambers with acidic vapour, carding (brushing off the loose rust), boiling in water and repeating the process until the desired colour is reached, then oiling. Mostly used on old firearms, it gives a very fine effect that is unique. Not that suitable for razors, though.

The later development of hot salt blueing and parkerising, often found on sidearms, is suitable for razors though. Although ver hot, boiling hot, this does not affect the temper of a razor, and unlike bluing kits it is quite rugged. Still a good idea to keep the blued area oiled.

Regards,
Neil

I'm a PA guy and think your razor looks awesome! Was Carmer the retailer or the manufacturer?

This finish on the Easy Aces has been well preserved.