Has a lead wedge too. It is.... well, intimidating would be the right word I'd say. Pics!!
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Has a lead wedge too. It is.... well, intimidating would be the right word I'd say. Pics!!
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Great looking blade!
:tu
Ya know if it scares ya too much I can look after it for ya!
I used ta scare the boogey man outa my kids rooms so I can handle it :)
Mike
Am I nuts for wanting to keep the ivory scales as is and just tightening the pin? They are dead straight still. I scraped the active rust off the tang with a little piece of soft metal. Someone at some point in its past seems to have begun cleaning efforts as it has no pitting gremlins, thankfully. Or chips. I'd say it is a near wedge having had a closer look. And it is currently duller than a baseball.
Nothing wrong with keeping the scales... It is YOUR razor so if you like em...KEEP em!
(I would keep them also)
Nope, not nuts :)
If it were mine, I'd clean it up nice with Mothers, hone it and drive it like i stole it :)
JMHO of coarse
Mike
I'm just happy I found a clean one for once. Every time I see a wedge it is a w&b and it needs a regrind, has fine cracks running up from the edge (I saw one that had to be over an inch tall like that and it sucked), big chips and usually astonishing amounts of corrosion. Last one I saw had a crack through the barber's notch! How the hell do you crack steel that thick!
Well, in a world we cant appreciate, sometimes a straight razor was a handy "tool" :(
However, Congratulations on what appears to be a fine vintage wedge.
I believe Wade and Butchers to be excellent quality steel as i have a few and they are, but i do not believe they are the be all and end all of steel manufacturers. i have some more relative unknowns that are just as good IMHO and would now prefer them over the W&B as I find the history and diversity intriguing. Enjoy that beautiful blade !
Mike
Wow, nice tool! If it were mine I would definitely keep the scales on it. They appear from the pics to be in nice shape. Clean 'em up and shave away. Happy shaves!
Is one scale scalloped? the other not on purpose?
Nah, just some old damage.
Nice blade,sorry about the scale:(Quote:
Originally Posted by kcb5150
I'd like to say I worked hard at cleaning this, but it didn't even put up a fight... Weirdly, once everything was dry, I gave it a swipe on my inner forearm to see how far in the pits it was. It monstered through it all. Bald again.... And it just grew back! Surprised me to say the least.Attachment 140808Attachment 140809
I've often told those who are brand new to 'cleaning up' a razor that just because the blade may not be shave ready or that they've polished the blade up that it can still 'Bite Them'!
You've proved my point with the pic of the removed arm hair!!
I can't wait to hear how it shaves! :tu
Oh, I fully agree that it absolutely can make a blade sharper, or worse depending on how you are buffing at it as it is taking metal away to remove corrosion/micro scratches. I think steel hardness is a huge factor in that, though. My le grelot was a nightmare to get corrosion off of and it is nowhere near able to cut hair even after a buffing out by hand. This one seemed to get a fair bit more bite than any other one I own after corrosion removal. Is french steel considered harder than sheffield?
I have to say, I kind of like that solid, monolithic feel this has as it is cutting along vs the buttering toast vibe a hollow seems to have. This one was as dull as an orange beforehand. I expected improvement, but not that...
Let me ask you guys, once honed, should any special considerations be made for stropping a wedge? Like if you are doing it on a paddle strop for example and it was honed taped up, should you tape it to preserve that angle? I imagine this is immaterial with a hanging strop and you modulate it with the tension?
Check this Video out! My friend gives you some very helpful information!!!
gssixgun Stroptober 2012.wmv - YouTube
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Originally Posted by kcb5150
I've seen him on youtube before honing a smiling wedge. He's really good at explaining things in a clear way.
Did you find Glen's explanation/demonstration about giving just a 'tiny bit' of 'give' to the tension of the strop informative about your question about stropping a wedge or near wedge???:shrug:Quote:
Originally Posted by kcb5150
Yes, actually. Thank you for that. It's good that he is putting up very clear videos. A lot of guys who post their straight work on yt have a lot of skill but they forget to talk to the camera while they are doing everything. As far as the stropping, it makes sense if you think about it. It is compensating for how you go about setting the bevel. Holding the strop as usual is why I probably saw so many guys comment on boards about wedges being a pita to hone and strop. I'm actually going to shop around my parts and look at some paddle strops/variable tension strops.
