Thread: Picked up a Boker

Next time you see a razor with uneven hone wear and bevel which is inside the shoulder, you should stay away.
This one was well abused in its past.

Great encouragement, brother

so for $40 dollars I learned to take my machinists square with me? This blade is a throw away?

It is not throw away if you're willing to put the considerable work to fix it, or if you don't have the skills pay somebody who has them.
You don't need the square to tell, the signs of abuse are clearly visible on the razor, you simply don't have the experience to recognize them. You could spend some time in the ebay101 thread, but ultimately education is not free. Those of us who can spot the problems right away have learned by spending a good amount of time and money.

Originally Posted by JosephHoffer

so for $40 dollars I learned to take my machinists square with me? This blade is a throw away?

Not a throwaway. Just consider it an opportunity to learn honing when the time comes... it's a handsome blade and will be a fine shaver someday.

Also, I find it handy to remind myself that ebay buys will always require me to hone them from bevel set up to finish. And, knowing as much, I prepared myself by getting the right stones. I've come across a couple doozies that really provide challenges.

Part of the fun, is all. Don't let anyone get you down about it. Sweet blade.

When I bought this razor I new it needed some edge work but it wasn't rusty or full of pitting so I thought I did ok. I just thought that if all it was is fixing the edge it shouldn't be that bad (it's just metal). Now after all the comments I guess maybe that assesment was incorrect. So the most important thing is too look for the edge. Thanks for all the comments.

I have 2 King Cutters and they are great shavers. I like them a little better than Red Injuns. The RI's are extra hollow more so than KC I feel.

That frown will hone out nicely, just a little work. Just honed a frown about like that out of a different Boker and the Chosera 800 handled it nicely!

I'd make a slight smiler out of it if it were mine. Even out that hone wear.

Just wanted to point out that a DMT plate has many uses if you do decide to pick one up. They are great for lapping (flattening) sharpening stones as well as setting preliminary bevels and fixing frowns. I picked one up for the sole purpose of lapping my honing stones and now I use it for all kinds of things. That's a sharp looking (heh heh) blade and I wouldn't give up on it.

You could go to the vendor's area and send pics to someone who hones professionally, they might be able to quote you what they'd charge to fix/sharpen it.

Thanks Dorf. I'm pretty new but there's a gentlemen who works close by and he's graciously going to give me some pointers on how I should go from here. I think it will be a great learning experience for me and I think I'll look into a DMT like has been suggested. All in good time.