Thread: Beau Brummel some strang pittin appear - oppinions need

Originally Posted by Jimbo

They all seem equi-distant from the cutting edge. Are you sure there is not anything going on inside the scales that could be attracting and keeping moisture in that general vicinity? How thoroughly are you drying between the scales?

James.

I am kind of so called "dry shaver" - I keep my hands dry during the shave so there is no water outside/inside the scales at all.

Originally Posted by onimaru55

The razor looks freshly restored, if so it would be more prone to rusting & some steels are more prone than others.

Above comes to my mind also, but I am wondering why such a thing can be correct, so if there is someone who can logically and technically explain - it will be very usefull for users of freshly restored straight razors and for restores also if there is something that should be avoid during restoration process which cause such a thing

Originally Posted by KING2011

Above comes to my mind also, but I am wondering why such a thing can be correct, so if there is someone who can logically and technically explain - it will be very usefull for users of freshly restored straight razors and for restores also if there is something that should be avoid during restoration process which cause such a thing

I'm not sure of the science behind it but freshly abraded steel is more rust prone. I have run hot water over a restored knife after sanding, wiped dry then run a hairdryer over it & the steel rusts lightly before my eyes & a mist forms on the blade as if breathing on a mirror in a steamy bathroom. The blade appeared to be holding unseen water. I wonder how absorbent steel is ?

When a katana is restored it is recommended to re oil it at specific intervals so the steel is is well oiled & moisture is removed. With razors they are always wet & rust takes advantage of any opportunity. I recently removed all oil from a katana for inspection by a friend. It was replaced in the scabbard & left for 2 hours . Small orange spots formed in that time. Easily removed but nonetheless disturbing.

As far as the restoration process goes not all pits are totally removed & altho the steel is shiny these rougher areas can rust again before the more polished parts.

Well, it seems to me that we can eliminate hard water and cell root - though maybe, just maybe there is a tiny gap somewhere in the scales (on the affected side of the blade) where the water can hide and than later evaporate toward the blade causing this unfortunate pitting. The fact that all of the changes on your blade are to be found roughly on the same distance from the razors edge may support this theory of mine... After all - however beautiful it is, Paua Shell is natural material, and as so it is prone to some imperfections which can be more than enough to accumulate minor quantities of water vapor which can later (in a dry environment) cause this pitting.
On the other hand - there is the steel itself... It could be that the steel is just more "sensitive" to minor quantities of water vapor. If this is the case (and, mind me, this is no strange thing at all...), it seems to me that maybe, you will be "forced" to "polish off" this imperfections in the crystalline structure of the steel until you reach its "healthy tissue" - if you catch my drift (this sort of things do have tendency to spread like a cancer)...
As for the fact that this unfortunate pitting is more visible when the blade is wet - this is due to the fact that tiny droplets of water act as a magnifying glass, therefore making this changes more visible than when the blade is dry.
Well, this is what I think, anyway...
Good luck with the BB - it is a beautiful looking razor indeed!
Andrej

Originally Posted by onimaru55

As far as the restoration process goes not all pits are totally removed & altho the steel is shiny these rougher areas can rust again before the more polished parts.

Sounds very logically to me.

Originally Posted by Adept

On the other hand - there is the steel itself... It could be that the steel is just more "sensitive" to minor quantities of water vapor. If this is the case (and, mind me, this is no strange thing at all...), it seems to me that maybe, you will be "forced" to "polish off" this imperfections in the crystalline structure of the steel until you reach its "healthy tissue" - if you catch my drift (this sort of things do have tendency to spread like a cancer)...

I was hoping that will not recive answer like above one but it have to come before or later.

Originally Posted by Adept

As for the fact that this unfortunate pitting is more visible when the blade is wet - this is due to the fact that tiny droplets of water act as a magnifying glass, therefore making this changes more visible than when the blade is dry.

So, no more water on the blade and pitting won't be such visible LOL........