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I have an old razor from my great uncle, it's just labeled "MAGNETOSTEEL" or "MAGLETOSTEEL". It looks a little wider than a 6/8, round tip, but there is a crack in the edge up the blade around 3/16" tall and 3/16" back from the toe. It is worth it to regrind the toe back to just past the crack? It would be solely as a user. I have access to variable speed belt sanders so I won't overheat the edge.
Post a pic Taz,,if you can,,,let the restoration guys have a look it it.
Like John said, stick around for the resto guys to tell you the correct info, but post a photo if you can. Makes diagnosis a lot more certain.
Here is a thread where you can see what can be done, just for example ;
http://straightrazorpalace.com/works...esthetics.html
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I think I should be able to shorten this one up to use! Checked out that post above and mine wouldn't be quite as short.
Hang in there for a while,,,someone will come along with a good suggestion.
May do a rounded toe or straight toe? If it can be done and not hurt the blade, I will prob go ahead and do it. Very Very little hone wear on it at all, everything else looks good.
Sounds good,,,might want to wait for a little while, as some of these guys have some great tips ,,,:shrug:
I've ground metal before, so I am OK with that part of it. Just wasn't sure if it was worth it to lose some length of the blade. I don't think it's anything special or high end/collectible, would mean more if I could use it. A shorter straight may be better to learn on maybe, less blade length to worry about?
I would personally just make it into a nice French point if it were mine.
I would wrap the point with masking tape to guard against vibration, then mark the stop point with a sharpie marker and "carefully and slowly" grind the point back to the stop mark. I would do the grinding with the least amount of pressure needed and dip the blade in cool water every few seconds to keep it cool. The hollow and the edge are so thin that overheating it can blow the temper.
Just re-hone it and shave. I have three 2 inch shorty blades and they shave quite well. No problem at all.
You might like to rescale it also. Maybe do a French Point as Max suggested. We would like to see finished product when you are done. Good luck.
Make sure you get passed the crack. They sometimes go micro passed where you think they end.
Got it done! I decided to kinda do a straight point, but bring the edge point back in a touch and I will round it off a bit to make it a bit safer. This way I can run the very end close to my ears and the point won't slice my ear, but I will still have a fairly fine point for precision if I need it. Hit the blade with the buffing wheel a bit to brighten it up a little, didn't clean the buffing residue off fully before the pics though.
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Looking good! I have a shorty that's one of my favorite razors.
Joe
15 YARD PENALTY for picturing without wiping. Repeat the down. That's what I say to myself every time I do that. Mostly notice before I choose a pic to post. Go back take more pics. I am getting better about it :<0)
Looks great by the way !!
Thanks! Honed it up, ready to try out! Just won 2 ebay auctions tonight, one full hollow and one near wedge and I have a bunch of stuff from SRD coming in this week as well!!
I tried shaving with it, I guess I didn't hone it enough, it was pulling constantly. Back to the hones, but at least the crack is fixed!!
Flattened my stones, started at a Bester 1200 to set the bevel, San Aoto (3-5K, much harder than normal Aoto's), then on to a Yaginoshima Asagi with slurry, Chinese 12K and then to my Ozuka Asagi. At the end of the stones, I saw I had set a MUCH nicer bevel than the last time I sharpened it. It would tree top arm hairs when I held it a little above the skin. Stropped on an Illinois 127 and shaved with it. MUCH better, less pulling!! This is fun now!