Hi
I have this vintage Joseph Rodgers razor with considerable hone wear and would appreciate some advice from the experts on the best way to make a decent restoration ?
How would you do it ?http://i1300.photobucket.com/albums/...ps3695df1c.jpg
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Hi
I have this vintage Joseph Rodgers razor with considerable hone wear and would appreciate some advice from the experts on the best way to make a decent restoration ?
How would you do it ?http://i1300.photobucket.com/albums/...ps3695df1c.jpg
There comes a point when a razor is just done,,,
I guess you could have it re-ground but that will be $$
I would hone it as best you can and see if it even shaves well before throwing good money at it...
I have a couple of ugly ducklings that still shave well. If it still shaves and doesn't bother you it's all good. Otherwise...
Electrical tape on the spine & mark the edge with a sharpie, and lot of alcohol unless your not old enough to drink :gl:
Thanks Glen - I might try to carefully grind down the spine to even up both sides and then attempt honing ?Quote:
Originally Posted by gssixgun
Some say I'm too old and already drink too much - Ah, what the hell, any excuse !Quote:
Originally Posted by Trimmy72
That will just ruin it even more, just put on a layer or three of tape and hone it, if you get a good edge use it or, like Glen said, consider sending it to someone for a regrind.Quote:
Originally Posted by luckypip
I had one with a similar problem - a 4/8 Salamander, it had wonky spine wear, I did the tape and marker thing and I'm happy to say it all worked out, still have the razor 3 years later. And make sure your hones are flat!! don't want you falling off the hone while drinking!
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Originally Posted by luckypip
Honestly I would slap on 3-4 layers of tape and use the MM trick like Trimmy said, and see where the bevel starts at, hopefully that will cut the bevel that is there in 1/2 at least and get you a shaving edge...
:beer1: and use plenty of "Lubrication"
i would go the multi layers of tape first
1st layer or 2 or required to get the thickness to your liking for build up of the spine thicness & hone this tape down to the the even thickness then apply the final layer of tape as for normal noning
this process has been writen out previously in honing for uneven spine wear etc
I have had to do this with a pig of a W&B with a poor spine condition
just keep a track of what you do so it can be replicated later if required for touch ups etc
Edit: as Glen siad just beat me on the post LOL
HiQuote:
Originally Posted by Substance
Thanks for all the advice, just a couple of things -
When you mention about bevel resetting using a couple of pieces of tape, then do you mean that I then put a further piece of tape on top of the other two to carry out the final honing ?
I am asking this as I have been unable to find where this has been previously explained on the forum ! Can anyone can supply me a link ?
Many thanks
Luckypip Gssixgun (Glen) has started a new thread relating to your problem called "Worn out Wedge Style razor - Re-grind or a new idea !!!" You may like,
Not the tape thread but I can't find what if was in myself
But essentially the multiple layers of tape are to build the spine up, then hone with pressure on the spine only to wear it down flat and even, when you have the spine lines and thickness right you can apply your final layer as the bevel angle setter as many normally do when honing
It's a real pain in the rear but I have split an appropriately sized piece of brass tubing with a dremel tool and slid it over the spine to create a pseudo-frameback honing aid. That razor is a good candidate too since the spine is relatively straight (curves make shaping the brass evenly difficult). Worth a try if it's just going to be a junker otherwise. Good luck,
Andrew