Thread: Hello Mr. Wizard :<0)

I think they were effective in the old days, before stainless coated blades of today. Seems I have read they will not do much for today's blades. Give it a try!

Whatever it is it looks great. Cleans up very nice

Originally Posted by edhewitt

Might be a scraper after googling "wizard razor blade holder" a link to an old ebay sale came up, thought the handle was on the long side oposite the blade.

Too late now Ed I am bleeding all over the place :<0|....... I did a dry scrape without mirror after I got it cleaned and a blade in it. It cut like a double edge (the whiskers I mean) only I could see where it would dig in easy and take more. So I have to agree with the stropping tool idea. I have used a lot of scrapers and couldn't see an application that would benefit having the handle parallel to the blade. But maybe..I don't vote box cutter because I think the blade would be too brittle and most boxes then were wood and reusable unless for food. Remember back then they had lots of jars and tins too. All I know for sure is it is a cool little devil :<0)

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

That is really cool. Makes sense that someone would have come up with a stropper for DE blades. I would have to try that out, stropping I mean, just to see if it did any good.

I have yet to wear out a DE blade. I bought some they just won't wear out :<0)

Originally Posted by 10Pups

Too late now Ed I am bleeding all over the place :<0|....... I did a dry scrape without mirror after I got it cleaned and a blade in it. It cut like a double edge (the whiskers I mean) only I could see where it would dig in easy and take more. So I have to agree with the stropping tool idea. I have used a lot of scrapers and couldn't see an application that would benefit having the handle parallel to the blade. But maybe..I don't vote box cutter because I think the blade would be too brittle and most boxes then were wood and reusable unless for food. Remember back then they had lots of jars and tins too. All I know for sure is it is a cool little devil :<0)

glad you gave it a try and didnt do yourself too much damage, i wish it had been a razor though

I am thinking.... Suppose you use a couple of thin metal rectangles, clamped under the Wizard along the blade. One on each side of the blade down to, say, 1/2 inch from the edge.
It could make a dandy DE blade workbench scraper/fine cutter?
OR hell, stiffen the blade like that and give it a shave!

I have resigned to the fact that I have to try it as is. TRY IT. If it becomes a disaster quick then it will be labeled DE Stropping tool. Prove me wrong. ( before I try it please )

Originally Posted by 10Pups

I have resigned to the fact that I have to try it as is. TRY IT. If it becomes a disaster quick then it will be labeled DE Stropping tool. Prove me wrong. ( before I try it please )

Stiffen that blade somehow before you do. Break off the other edge and shove it up in there or something. Get it supported below those two notches on the blade.
Pups' gonna howl as it is, I predict!

It's summer on the forum in the U.S. ! Here we sit, talking of shaving with a DE-on-a-stick!

I could have sworn I had seen something similar before. My best recollection was that I saw a WWI era safety razor set with a typical SE or DE and a rod similar to the Wizard device. I have been looking and tonight saw a military set made by Penn, on eBay, that includes a rod for stropping razor blades.

The listing was titled WWI U.S. Army issued Penn Safety Razor. There is a diagram of how the strop works in the listings pics.

Just found another one although it is less sturdy but described as a stropping tool.

Very Nice RARE Blade Holder Sharpener Easy to Find Very Simply Old LQQK | eBay



I am thinking the shave is off