Thread: New TI, uneven bevel, should I return it

Big + 1 on what TBS posted. I know the feeling, you have it in your hand, you're frustrated and it is a hassle to pack it, go to the PO and mail it back. I"ve 'settled' for less than I paid for in the past because of those feelings, and I always kicked myself in the pants for not returning whatever it was. Go through the hassle. You'll be glad you did in the long run.

I've got an Oak Wing G with the same type of bevel. Wide in the middle on one side and thinner at the toe and heal. Expected to see just the opposite on the other side, but it's an even bevel. When honing, it moves the water evenly with no issues. I'm guessing its somehow the grinding or polishing, but . The blade also just misses touching the scales at the toe when closing. TI has some quality issues at times. Still, I like the razor and all my TI's shave great.

Originally Posted by Mephisto

This is not my first TI. I did not put down 250 dollars to have a seriously uneven bevel.

Well I think you just answered your question right there =]

Well, you guys have been there. I mean the etching and polish for the blade look great. The horn handles are solid black. It closes fine but the pins needed tightening. Or just some washers? Why does TI not put washers between the scales and the razor?

Anyway, I have been wanting this razor for the past year and now it is here. Anyway, I really do need to publish a pic. I was looking at it again. The heel of the front has more wear than I originally thought. So basically, the bevel seriously tapers off towards the toe. But the bevel is still wider on the front than the back.

Crap, I think I am just trying to rationalize keeping it. Because, what if all of them are like that? I think that this is the last batch of Sheffield Steel blades. Well, ones that will actually have the Sheffield steel.

Actually, I just looked on the CS website and they are out of the Loup et Bélier. I guess I got one of the last ones or the last one.

Why does TI not put washers between the scales and the razor?

Show me a french razor with washers at this place. I guess it's fairly rare.

Not sure you want it if it was the last they had. Might be a reason for it. Send it back. They'll sell it to someone else, and you'll get one you're happy with. A plus plus.

re-set the bevel and make it truly yours :-)

Send it back! My first shaver was an AOS dovo. I didnt know it at the time but the edge at the toe was short. I honed it as it was my first hone and it still shaved like crap. I put it aside and just now got it shaving well. Breadknife slightly on dmt and lots of laps. 1 hour on the bevel set. I hate tape so its got some spine wear. If I would have known I would have returned it.

If you have the time and the inclination could you post a pic of both sides of the bevel ? Just curious to see how far one side is from the other.

The last five or so TIs I have had in for honing, plus my own, have all had slight defects that led to uneven hone wear. There has been a distinct bulge halfway along the spine of one which made it rock and which had to be removed, the grind was thicker at one end than on another on one side of the razor on one, one had a 'pinch' in the middle of the spine on both sides and the other two had combinations of both. Two had goldwash designs that were placed lop-sided, too. QC ain't what it used to be!

Regards,
Neil