Thread: Razor 911

How do I know if my razor needs to be re-ground?

Well a picture would help. Essentially a razor needs to be reground to reshape the blade to refuse the appearance of hone wear along the spine and to refuse the amount of steel along the blade. In part this reduces the amount of steel that is removed at honing and narrows the bevel. It makes the razor easier to hone and strop. It also make the razor easier to shave with to a certain degree. I cannot help but wonder if you really mean reground or if you are actually talking about having your bevel reset, and establishing a full apex all the way along the cutting edge. They are very different activities but the language can be confusing at times.

Here are some pics

I know less than nothing about that type of grind. I have faith that someone will be along to educate us both. I'm not sure it it has an uneven grind or uneven wear.

Did it come like that ???

Looks like someone had a field day with that one.

I think it can be honed but will take a good bit of work and knowledge.

It looks unfinished. Interesting design though. That bevel is a little wonky. Where and under what pretense did you get it( custom or vintage) ?

Somebody ground the crap out of the toe on one side. Could we see the other side of the blade? Hope you got it cheap or free.
Slawman

Looks as if it was repetitively honed with uneven pressure or the guy who made it ground the razor with some uneven geometry or combination of both. The razor looks like a less than professional custom job but what do I know

To me that looks like poor grind work resulting in uneven hone wear and bevel.