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  1. 09-09-2014, 11:51 PM #31
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    I heard over-stropping can lead to blindness......
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    Who knows what happens with an edge that is microns thick?
    Back in the 60s I worked in a German machine shop as a shop boy.
    Our sharpening guy would not touch a bit (all HSS) until they rested overnight,when I asked him why,he had no answere.
    Still wonder to this day if there is anything to letting metal rest.
    All my lathe tools, both wood and metal are Carbide,the hotter carbide gets, the better it cuts (carbide loves heat) to a point.
    After awhile the will bog down (has nothing to do with sharpness)let them set for a day, they are fine,I know not why.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Phrank View Post
    I heard over-stropping can lead to blindness......
    Oh S**T!!! Now I have TWO THINGS to worry about over-doing! At least a sharp razor is handy for shaving the hair on the palms of hands...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Phrank View Post
    I heard over-stropping can lead to blindness......
    Just stop when you need glasses.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Phrank View Post
    I heard over-stropping can lead to blindness......
    After 20 laps each on linen and leather, you're just playing with it.
    When you are dead, you don't know that you are dead. It's difficult only for the others.
    It's the same when you are stupid.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jimbo View Post
    hehe! This was basically my first question on this forum 8 years ago!

    The answer today seems to be the same as it was then. And the jokes haven't improved over time either!

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    Quote Originally Posted by pixelfixed View Post
    Who knows what happens with an edge that is microns thick?
    Back in the 60s I worked in a German machine shop as a shop boy.
    Our sharpening guy would not touch a bit (all HSS) until they rested overnight,when I asked him why,he had no answere.
    Still wonder to this day if there is anything to letting metal rest.
    All my lathe tools, both wood and metal are Carbide,the hotter carbide gets, the better it cuts (carbide loves heat) to a point.
    After awhile the will bog down (has nothing to do with sharpness)let them set for a day, they are fine,I know not why.
    Lucky razors aren't HSS.
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    Actually most metals used in making razors are very close to HSS with an HRC of around 62
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    Quote Originally Posted by pixelfixed View Post
    Actually most metals used in making razors are very close to HSS with an HRC of around 62
    Except that tool steels have more alloying components.
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    Quote Originally Posted by onimaru55 View Post
    Except that tool steels have more alloying components.
    And although the modern trend is for stupidly hard steels in this range, in the past the Puma was very well regarded and came in at around 61 HRC, while most Solingen and Sheffield razors came in at around 60 HRC.

    FWIW the minimum HRC laid down in the Solingen Statutes was (might still be, for all I know) 59 HRC, which seems a bit on the 'soft' side, but there were very many early razors of equivalent 'softness' including some Wade & Butchers, though to be absolutely fair there were vintage razors of higher HRC too.

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    Any thoughts on whether or not to tape the blade while it is resting??
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