Thread: New Boker damascus that just came in.

Just got this boker damascus in the mail today. It had a lot of carbon build up on it so I had to clean it up a little. but thought I would share. and what is the best method for removing carbon from a straight razor?

Jeez, that is beautiful. Thanks for posting. I presume you mean the corrosion on the obverse side of the blade… metal polish? For me, don't hit it too hard.

Dam thats a beauty!!!

Very nice acquisition. That beauty can be brought back to look like brand new. Enjoy and take your time as you begin the
restoration process.

If you are talking about corrosion, use a wet and dry automotive sandpaper, I use grits ranging from 600 all the way to 2000, then I will hand polish with a product like Simichrome or Maas. Use the finest grit sandpaper you can while still efficiently removing the corrosion, no sense in using a coarser grit than necessary and adding more polishing work.

Thanks all. I used MAAS on it to get the shine back which helped ALOT. but I have been thinking about buying a dremel sense I am in the Amry and in the barracks and dont have alot of room to work with. would and dremel be a good option to restore a blade?

I've had great luck with Flitz metal polish,also really nice score.

Im not a fan of using a dremel for restores. Your better off hand sanding.

Is personally use #0000 steel wool with metal polish. Won't scratch as much as sandpaper would.

Yeah, definite nix on the Dremel. They're great tools, but not for razor restorations. When something goes bad at 16,000 RPMs, or 30,000 RPMs, it goes really bad really fast. Search the forum for "dremel" and you'll find far more tales of woe than of triumph.

A safer alternative is a pet toenail grinder. They have the same arbor size as the Dremels, so you can use all those little polishing wheels etc, but the speeds aren't as high and there's a clutch so they can't rip Spot's toe off when the fur binds up. That might also prevent them from grabbing and throwing razors across the room, something a Dremel is perfectly capable of.