Thread: Modified Chip Removel Method!

I received a razor for a simple honing/however there was a very, small chip at the heel!!

I took the lesson that I'd learned when I watched Glen (GSSSIXGUN) show and explain at the NW Meet two years ago and I did a modified version of bread knifing to remove the chip.

Instead of manually holding the razor at an angle I applied 5 layers of electrical tape to the spine. I figured that this would allow some degree of constancy!

YES!! I’m fully aware of how things get ‘squirrelly’ or ‘wiggly’ with that many layers of tape but I wasn’t ‘honing’ I was ‘correcting damage’ to the blade!!!


I used my DMT 325 and changed tape often! I then went to my King 1200 water stone changing tape often until there was just small minuet section showing.


Glen had pointed out that by leaving a bit showing it should be removed when setting the bevel!!

After setting the bevel with one layer of tape and using a 30X loupe I could still see a very, very, very, very small remains of the divot! After honing and a test shave that concentrated on the heel I found that what had remained didn’t seem to affect the shave.

With one more bevel setting it should be long gone, it’s that small!!

I’ve made the owner aware of the small imperfection and with a loupe he can’t find it!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I Love the World of Straight Razors!!

Sanfte Rasur, mein Klingenbruder!

(Smooth Shaving My Brother In Blades)

Very cool wish you had pics. Sounds like a happy customer to me.

Originally Posted by rmagnus

Very cool wish you had pics. Sounds like a happy customer to me.

Sorry about no Pics!!! Between being like Glen and getting all excited to get started and me being a Mastodon with learning my digital camera I didn't get any taken!!!

Maybe I should change my Avatar to:

Good explanation! I have used brass tube from a hobby shop split to fit over the first layer of tape when faced with that problem. Doesn't wear so fast and I can work longer in a stretch.
NO strokes parallel to the edge, only modified x strokes on a DMT.
~Richard
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Originally Posted by Geezer

Good explanation! I have used brass tube from a hobby shop split to fit over the first layer of tape when faced with that problem. Doesn't wear so fast and I can work longer in a stretch.
NO strokes parallel to the edge, only modified x strokes on a DMT.
~Richard
Gotta luv this SRP info exchange !

Richard!

I've heard about using the brass tubing instead of multiple layers of plastic tape! How do you split the tubing while keeping it even so that the blade is evenly honed and get the tubing to stay put??? My thought of using the 5 layers was to keep things even along the spine.

I'm never too old to learn!!

Originally Posted by cudarunner

Richard!

I've heard about using the brass tubing instead of multiple layers of plastic tape! How do you split the tubing while keeping it even so that the blade is evenly honed and get the tubing to stay put??? My thought of using the 5 layers was to keep things even along the spine.I'm never too old to learn!!

I carefully use a handy back saw from Exacto. I hold the piece of tube down and set the saw blade flat on a support that takes it to about half the tube height. Then it is just sawing thu until the piece splits. make sure both sides of the slot are parallel by filing or sanding them. They will then self center on the spine.



I also sometimes use a sheet metal seaming pliers to bend tin can or brass shim stock to make a clip. Jut assure the sides of the squared off "U" are the same length.

Anything is fair if it gets the job done safely for doer and doee!

~Richard

Thank You!!

Roy