Thread: Why didn't this one get picked up?

This little dubl duck dwarf looked pretty good. I was wondering why nobody bid on it.
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I like a smiling blade, but don't like one with a frown...you'd lose some width on that blade to get it nice and straight.

that blade in its condition is a good example of what not to buy

What does honewear look like? I've been confused about that. Also, how does that affect the razor?

That would be a bear to get shave ready. The hone wear is visible when you can see areas of the spine running parallel to the face of the blade that is flattened and uneven. That blade is warn into the hollow of the blade and is probably to far gone even for a regrind.

Keep looking and your going to find the right razor.

Here's a thread on honewear:

http://straightrazorpalace.com/begin...hone-wear.html

Post #3 shows a terrifying, tragic example of honewear on a nice W&B...

Originally Posted by bobtail

What does honewear look like? I've been confused about that. Also, how does that affect the razor?

Honewear is the marks on the spine that the hones leave behind and reveal some about the geometry of the blade. Honewear itself doesn't necessarily do anything to the razor its the story that the honewear tells that affects the razor.

Edit: The frown on this one was the first thing I noticed. Frowns are fixable sometimes but you can lose a lot of steel making the blade straight. Depending on how bad the frown is.

Ok. Here is a picture with this razor you found next to a good one, wear on spine is ok. but not this much and if you get one with wear make sure the wear is even. The effect with that type of wear that you just showed is that there is a very very smal chance it will hone up to shave ready.

Originally Posted by MrMagnus

Ok. Here is a picture with this razor you found next to a good one, wear on spine is ok. but not this much and if you get one with wear make sure the wear is even.

You don't get any better explanation than Mr. Magnus provided....

Does this one have uneven honewear along the spine?
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Trying to learn what to look for.