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I decided to buy a vintage razor I found at an antique shop. It was pretty dirty but it is a Simmons Hardware Razor from St. Louis (down the road) so I thought WTH and snatched it.
I was correct in thinking it would clean up easy and look pretty nice with just a wipe down with some polish.
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/09/15/puva8u6e.jpg
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/09/15/syvu7yhe.jpg
OH wait!....then I noticed this.
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/09/15/2umy2u4u.jpg
DOH!!
Been there and done that. Reminds me of the old "Wide World Of Sports" TV show intro .... "The thrill of victory .... :y ..... and the agony of defeat." :boohoo:
...as the skier goes tumbling off the jump.
I am going to have to get creative with this one. Perhaps I can make it into a user some how...
It almost looks like someone used the tip as a screwdriver. Just a tiny crease in the last 1/8 of the blade....man, I wish I had seen that before negotiating the price.
I have done worse...far worse:D
Barbers notch?????
French point?????
Bob
I think this might work. I have a few other plans I might try as well.
I would love to know the story about how that little crease got there.
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/09/15/vynu2ema.jpg
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Originally Posted by coachschaller
The notch that is present is supposed to be there. About half way between the notch and the blade there is a crease that runs parallel to the edge and extends about 1/8 inch away from the toe. I wish I had taken a better photo of the damage:Quote:
Originally Posted by BobH
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8295/7...a6cf092e56.jpg
This thread shows another razor identical to mine (without the crease). It is the second razor shared in the thread;)
http://straightrazorpalace.com/razor...new-finds.html
Sorry, I meant grind it into a French point to cure the problem but Spanish point would work too.
Bob
Here's mine with that exact same blade shape but no damage. It's got bone scales and is quite a nice shaver.
You'll have to excuse the crappy phone pics, color is off and everything, but you can get the idea.
http://straightrazorpalace.com/show-...rket-find.html
Now I see it, I have one with a similar crease and still shaves well.
Please take this coming from someone who has not done a lot of restoration work.... See if it still sits flat on the hones. If it will hone up without any problems, you may not have to modify it at all. Of course you may WANT to !!!! Good luck and keep us posted.
Yeah...No, it does not sit flat...even after I modified it. It is closer to flat now, but not there yet. I set a bevel and had to try some interesting techniques to do so. I got tired and pushed away for a while.Quote:
Originally Posted by coachschaller
I have 90% of the blade to the point where it will pop hairs a few mm from my arm off the 1000 grit, but I need to figure out the BEST course of action for this warp at the toe.
In the mean time, I added some jimping and did a pseudo-polish on the blade.
Not perfect...but also not done;)
Before:
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8458/7...d91147afed.jpg
After:
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8177/7...7eeb1c6d6d.jpg
If NOTHING else, I will learn a few new things with this one.
Final update for those interested.
I finished honing it and while it posed some interesting challenges for me I think the result is outstanding. I am very pleased with it now. I tried a shave straight off the hones (no stropping) and the shave was fantastically close. I feel like I learned a lot today and the spike I put on the toe gave me a little love nibble (just a weeper)....it's truly mine now;)
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/09/15/5uqyzu4u.jpg
Looks really good! What did you use to space out the jimps? I've cut some before using some of my work equipment and just eyeballed it. They came out ok, but not perfect. Those look really well spaced out. Nice work from where I'm sitting.
Thanks. I just eyeball it. I have worked knives in the past, so some of these concepts are not totally new to me.Quote:
Originally Posted by maddafinga
http://www.spyderco.com/forums/attac...9&d=1275662580
http://www.spyderco.com/forums/attac...7&d=1295117594