Thread: Made For The Army

THANKS! I like how it turned out...

Originally Posted by Hirlau

Looks like the repair job went well.
How is the edge?

Well I made SURE it would BEFORE the polishing up... I am actually TRYING to put one back on right this minute.
I have a HARD time with the WEDGE type blades....

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Nice! Heiffors are great steel! 3 layers of tape and get with it!

I was using TWO... Ya think three would be better?

Originally Posted by Mcbladescar

Hey!
Looks great
Now for the shave
Mike

I am TRYING to get there...

Hey, I hear ya
that wedge i just restored was a bitch to hone, but worth it

Mike

Originally Posted by Mcbladescar

Hey, I hear ya
that wedge i just restored was a bitch to hone, but worth it

Mike

They are a Challenge!

Oh it will eventually shave!
Here is the REAL challenge!
http://straightrazorpalace.com/razor...or-blades.html

Originally Posted by Chevhead

I was using TWO... Ya think three would be better?

From what I see from that hone wear, 2 layers, worn in a bit, and then another on top. Change only the top as honing. See if you can get a smaller bevel that way, otherwise, we will be cheering you on this time next year!

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Oh it will eventually shave!
Here is the REAL challenge!
http://straightrazorpalace.com/razor...or-blades.html

I was wondering about the symbols.... Hmmmm

Originally Posted by sharptonn

From what I see from that hone wear, 2 layers, worn in a bit, and then another on top. Change only the top as honing. See if you can get a smaller bevel that way, otherwise, we will be cheering you on this time next year!

I am NEW to honing so bear with me....

So the hone wear on the razor itself is worn quite a bit and your saying I need 3 layers to make up for this right?
Then I can take ONE layer of tape off and "finish" hone it to shave ready (or as close as I can get)

No Ed. You got it backwards! Put 2 layers on and wear em in (dmt, 1000) . Get the bevel started a bit that way. Change the top layer as as needed, but finish it out for the nice, clean 1000 with a decent -looking bevel with a worn, intact top layer of tape on the spine. As you rock and roll, you will wear the top tape thin in places and not in others to compensate for that wonky spine.You will be able to see the wear on the tape should be wider in places where the spine was worn little and less where it was worn more heavily if you kept constant and even pressure. This is because you have created a "straight" spine with the unevenly worn tape (at least a staighter one!). Then you have a, hopefully, path to a bevel and can add a 3rd layer with which to start. Hone away and change ONLY the top layer. HINT! Make the top layer longer so it is easier to replace without disturbing the bottom layers! Look at it as angles. If you take away a layer, you are starting over in a bad way as the edge shall not touch the hone. If you add one as you get things straight, you should succeed quickly as fresh steel is applied smoothly to the hone, without hindrance from the spine, nor old, wide bevels.
That! JMO