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02-08-2012, 03:05 PM #1
Too bad new self sharpen ones aren't made anymore. Anyone experiment with making their own blades for these that they then can sharpen yourself? I thought of a few ways to do it, probably not worth it but i like honing my own razor.
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02-08-2012, 04:54 PM #2
I dont know anything about honing safety razors. I do know there are hones designed for them. There's an antique store close to me that has display cases full of the Goodrich hone for safety blades. There are a couple on the 'bay that are similar design, but overpriced IMO.
some pics of a goodrich hone here:
Vintage Goodrich Razor Hone by TinyVictories on Etsy
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02-09-2012, 02:19 PM #3
Ebay Find - Safety Razor Hone
Looks like this nifty little contraption should work, too. Although, on newer blades, I can't imagine it would do much, considering how thin they are.
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02-09-2012, 02:20 PM #4
Score!
Whaddya know...two of 'em, back to back!
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02-15-2012, 04:36 AM #5
There's an antique shop near me that has some kind of sharpener, I've never seen one like it. It looks like a fishing reel. You slide out a little clamp, put in the blade, put the clamp back into the device, and turn the handle. The clamp spins around inside the device which has hones or maybe leather on the inside wall.
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02-15-2012, 04:27 PM #6
There were all kinds of gizmos made to extend the life of disposable blades. Modern DE blades are a different animal. They are thinner and depend on coatings to do the job because the actual blade quality and edge quality is inferior to the vintage stuff. So, once the coatings go you would have to do some major honing on them. Considering the cost of the blades it's probably not worth the effort and the vintage sharpeners were not designed to do extensive honing.
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02-17-2012, 08:37 AM #7
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