Thread: Griffon XX CarboMegnetic

I could have sworn the box was in the pictures, if not the description. I've always been puzzled by the "magnetic" part of the program. If you take 2 Griffs and place blade tip to blade tip, the attraction is strong enough to lift the razor with. Was this supposed to perform some function when honing or stropping or shaving? Or simply a neat gimmick for getting us to damage our razors when we used them to pick up nails and screws and force us to buy more!?!

Dzanda: Thank you! I have been enjoying it greatly. Now that I have it to use, I think cold water shaving is going to be my method.

Reckless: That sucks! Sounds like it was unrepairable?

Magpie: To be honest, it is possible the box was in there, and I just don't remember it. I can't remember now where the thread is, but I read somewhere on here that to harden the metal even further than the inaccurate heat treating of the time, they ran a high electrical current through the blade, which magnetized it.
Don't be tempting me to throw it in my toolbox and take to work!

That IS a very nice razor & the box was an extra treat as well. Great score my friend! I love it when a deal goes better than expected!!!!

yeah when i was polishing it, it fractured right along the middle of the blade from toe almost to heel. i was not pleased.

Originally Posted by recklessabandon

yeah when i was polishing it, it fractured right along the middle of the blade from toe almost to heel. i was not pleased.

Oh noooo!!! That really has to suck bad. I feel ba for you my friend. What were you polishing it with?

A buffing wheel. In retrospect, I should have just done it by hand.

Originally Posted by recklessabandon

A buffing wheel. In retrospect, I should have just done it by hand.

I have ruined three Wade & Butcher blades in a row from a buffing wheel. I have since, when I use it, I wrap a blanket or something similar around it because I will not ruin anymore blades just because of this. I'm not giving up either! I have used my Dremel to polish blades & yet have ruined a single one............knock on wood! I am very careful with my Dremel's & you have to know exactly how to use them or it is very easy to damage one. On the buffer, the blade caught & swung my arm around where the cutting edge became in contact with the metal pedestal. I was very upset, especially after the third one but like they say, the third one is the charm so hopefully it will NEVER happen again.

It's always a shame to ruin a blade that way. Since then, I've also developed techniques to avoid damage. I'm still a bit cautious when working with a hollow ground razor as they are the easiest to destroy.

Originally Posted by recklessabandon

It's always a shame to ruin a blade that way. Since then, I've also developed techniques to avoid damage. I'm still a bit cautious when working with a hollow ground razor as they are the easiest to destroy.

yep, hey are the easiest to destroy!

If you are regularly catching blades on your buffer wheel, the solution is not to wrap the pedestal with a blanket. Instead you should focus on changing your techinique so that you are not having this problem in the first place.

Buffers can be dangerous.