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07-14-2007, 03:37 PM #1
now I know who beat me out of that razor by .50 cents http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...4702&rd=1&rd=1.
Nice restoration like the interesting scales.
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07-14-2007, 04:45 PM #2
Sorry Damon
But I think, the Razor is now not worser than before. Maybe I will sell it some times. Before this i must hone it. I´m very curious how it will shave. The steel is the hartest I ever see. It was nearly impossible to polish the blade. I needed a lot of time for it.
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07-14-2007, 08:02 PM #3
Might be a little tricky to hone to, if you do some more work to it post the photos.
It looks nice.
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07-15-2007, 03:27 AM #4
I'm kind of an unconventional guy and I think it turned out really fantastic!
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07-16-2007, 01:51 PM #5
Time for the first report. Yesterday I honed the razor and today I had my first shave.
What could I say? The honing was not difficult, in the truth very easy. I needed only one attempt, to get the razor to an ultimat sharpness. Waterstone 1000 and 6000, Thüringer, leather strab with Chromoxid green and leather.
In the past I had some W&B that where more tricky to hone...
The shave was very well and soft. This razor is one of my best.
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07-16-2007, 04:00 PM #6
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07-17-2007, 09:05 AM #7
I like the 1000/6000 waterstone. Was my first. I think its not necessary to buy a 4000/6000 stone. But I use my Waterstone only for razors. If you use it for other things too, be sure, that the stone is ever straigt, before you go with a razor on it.
My favourite stone is the Thuringia.
http://cgi.ebay.de/Thuringian-straig...QQcmdZViewItem
Worth every cent. But in Germany we can buy it for less then 30 $. This two stones where evers sufficient to hone very sharp razors.
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07-16-2007, 02:52 PM #8
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Thanked: 9Well, his ebay name is beat-er - what do you expect
Hard steel on a W&B - first time I hear this
The smooth edge and relative ease to hone that you reported later are something that W&B razors (and other Sheffields, in general) are known for
Cheers
Ivo
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07-16-2007, 03:02 PM #9
Very cool and unique...
If you can make it happen, then why not! This is just making me have ideas for mine now.. hehe
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07-16-2007, 03:06 PM #10
You are right, i dont made a rockwell test with the Blade. So I really coud not know, if they are harder than the others.
But I sanded and polished more then 15 Blades and neither was so hard to polished, like this. There was nearly no abrasive effect on the metall. I sanded the double of time, dry and wet with the sanding rolls for the dremel and the effect is minor to my other blades.
I have not an idea, why?