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    Senior Member dooey's Avatar
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    Default Quinaux Charleroi

    not a clue about this blade, its from charleroi in belgium.
    Quinaux is the maker but i can't find anything as to where it has come from, i can't even track down the names in any database. it has horn scales and is 6/8. it has a 1 stamped on the other side
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    i am going to try a satin finish and maybe custom scales depending on how well the satin turns out.

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    Are the scales cracked or broken? if not it could be worth it to let them soak in neatsfoot oil for a while and then sand and polish them.

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    Yeah the other side is starting to split down the middle but It hasn't cracked through yet. So they are salvageable still. Not exactly sure how I will continue with it.

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    well thats the end of that project....Name:  IMG_20140929_180733.jpg
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    My sympathies dooey; I take at we're looking at the "dropped on concrete floor" syndrome? I've been there, but luckily mine bounced and only dinged the edge. Alternatively, perhaps a case of lateral force accidentally applied while sanding?

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    a simple screw up on my behalf, doing too much, doing too advanced stuff too soon. Blade Centering - Straight Razor Place Library using the vise centering to try and flatten out the blade. it was stupid and quite disappointing.

    it was coming along so nice after a little sanding
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    The problem with the vice technique is that success depends on the tang not being tempered to the same brittle state as the blade itself. Some razors would have the blade and tang both tempered to a level which would preclude permanent deformation being achieved in a vice. The result would be brittle fracture - as happened to you.

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    Any way to tell the difference between the two? Any other pointer to do the vise technique?

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    The whole tang bending thing sounds like a bad idea to me but I'm willing to defer to older hands who may know more. There are people here with good metallurgical knowledge. I'll be interested to see their responses.

    Mike

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