Thread: What are you working on?

Yeah, doubtful. Probably never will get them back. Years ago at a traffic stop I had a pistol confiscated. I didn't have a concealed permit but it was legally stored. I was young and dumb and took the ride for reckless driving because I PO'd the cop. Even though they illegally confiscated it it took me over a year and a judge's order to get it back.
This was oily also. It wasn't until after I cleaned it with Simple Green that I could see the grain.

Originally Posted by Euclid440

...Be careful showing it around, maybe make some calls first. Some folks get weird about Ivory, a few years ago Fish & Game was going to Antique Stores and flea markets here in So. Califrornia and confiscating anything that looked like Ivory. I know a guy that had several bone razors confiscated, do not think he ever got them back.

What were we talking about? What's ivory? I don't know what you guys are talking about. That's plastic.

Here's a subject change. On that Southern Live Oak snag I use for scales like this Christensen


I have been meaning to post some pics of where I get it. These trees will sometimes live for over 1000 years. The oldest one known for certain is estimated at around 1500 years old. Anyway I saw this one today and reminded me.


They eventually just die and fall over. Here's one of the ones in my woods.



By the time they fall to the ground all that is left is the heart.


Hard as a rock but beautiful grain.

Put these three together tonight. Nothing special. Just three more for the honing cup.
Rosewood


Bloodwood


Purpleheart

What is your opinion. Is this worth saving?



After 5 minutes...



After 10 more minutes...



Maybe??? Got a bevel started on the DMT.
Still some fine pitting. The scales might have been off-gassing.
BTW, Those are the scales the blade is leaning against. And this is a Graco Razor.
What is your opinion?

Originally Posted by Gasman

What is your opinion. Is this worth saving?



After 5 minutes...



After 10 more minutes...



Maybe???
Still some fine pitting. The scales might have been off-gassing.
BTW, Those are the scales the blade is leaning against. And this is a Graco Razor.
What is your opinion?

Seeing the condition of the bevel in the first photo, I would suspect inter-granular corrosion. Meaning, the bevel area will keep on crumbling as you try to put a fine shaving edge on the blade. Microchips galore to be found
Do a quick bevel set and use magnification to check the edge. Look for very small bites like the half circle ones in your first photo.
JMO
-Richard
I've had a few blades like that and learned to try a bevel set before going further.

Thanks for your opinion, Richard. I will give it a try in a couple of minutes and see what kind of real bevel I can get on it. I haven't put much time into this one so I haven't lost anything on it yet. Will post up with micro pics later.

I’ve had better looking blades fail to take an edge. If you are up for the challenge give it a go. If you can’t get it to hold together, send it to Tom for wind chimes.

I got a few for Tom. Saving them up but I will be sending them out soon. My camera is giving me fits so I can't post pics yet. But I got the toe pulled in but I need to do some serious bevel setting as I have a big double bevel. I just dont have the time for this right now. I will come back to it later.

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When I see an edge like that I just stop and put it into the junk pile.
The reason is that by the time you remove the obvious defects you are still not back to good steel. If you did remove enough steel along the edge to get back to solid good steel the martensite steel would be either almost gone or you would be into the pearlite steel which has a coarser grain and is much softer so it will not hold an edge.


One of the interesting things to do is to take a junk razor and break it. Then look at the broken end. You will see a dark colored metal on the outside and a lighter colored metal on the inside. The dark metal is what we want, martensite. The light colored metal is Pearlite.
Take note of how little martensite there is down by the edge and around the outside.

Just my 2¢ )