Thread: Blue Steel

Originally Posted by onimaru55

Do you mean the razor is not evenly polished or are you asking a geometry question ?

It doesn't seem evenly polished. There is a line that extends from the cutting edge to about a quarter of an inch above the cutting edge that has a slightly better finish than the rest of the blade face. During the sanding process, am I just contacting that line on the blade more? Would sanding length-wise and in circles help? I try to only sand up and down because it seems to leave a much more uniform scratch pattern.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

If you checked the images of a bellied razor and your's pretty much match than you have a bellied razor. If you over sand because of cosmetic concerns you might destroy the belly and get an overly flexy blade. Cosmetic appearance aside, does it give you a good shave? That should be the main, if not only, concern with a razor. All else is smoke and mirrors.

Originally Posted by bearborne

It doesn't seem evenly polished. There is a line that extends from the cutting edge to about a quarter of an inch above the cutting edge that has a slightly better finish than the rest of the blade face. During the sanding process, am I just contacting that line on the blade more? Would sanding length-wise and in circles help? I try to only sand up and down because it seems to leave a much more uniform scratch pattern.

This is what I thought.., I notice the same thing if my buffing whhels are too large in diameter for a partucular razor. The friction is applied more towards the belly & the hollowed centre has less contact. If you are hand sanding you may just need to adjust your technique or use an appropriate tool to hold the paper & fit the blade better. If you go length wise a piece of garden hose can be a good on hollows & has a bit of give to fit well.