Thread: Giesen & Forstohf

Let's see, if you buy a new razor an you have to unpin it and 'harden' the blade, repine it, get it shave ready....seems like there would be a better way to put a razor in service.....what could that be?

i've got a newer generation timor 6/8 and its honed up nicely, held an edge well and shaves like a dream.
sadly, i've heard mixed reviews on these razors, which says that they are having some quality control issues that need to be dealt with. it will take some time to repair their reputation.

I'm pretty sure I wouldn't have to un pin the razor. I'm thinking I could incorporate some ideas from electric guitar wiring to help isolate the scales from the heat. Plus, only the edge would really need to be heated, which wouldn't take much to do.

Originally Posted by jte87

I'm pretty sure I wouldn't have to un pin the razor. I'm thinking I could incorporate some ideas from electric guitar wiring to help isolate the scales from the heat. Plus, only the edge would really need to be heated, which wouldn't take much to do.

Let me get this straight. Your gonna take an already hardened and ground razor and put heat to it. This has all the earmarks for a really bad idea. Y.M.H.O.

Originally Posted by WW243

Let's see, if you buy a new razor an you have to unpin it and 'harden' the blade, repine it, get it shave ready....seems like there would be a better way to put a razor in service.....what could that be?

They don't need any hardening, they just need to be finished properly at the factory.

Really? I read in a couple of threads where people said the steel was too soft.

Originally Posted by jte87

Really? I read in a couple of threads where people said the steel was too soft.

Was that an opinion or did they somehow test the steel ?
Factory claims 57-58 HRC which is softer than an Iwasaki at about 66HRC but 57 is not soft. The edges seem to last like any other razor.

I forget the exact analogy used. It was something about a saw vs other tools.