Binging out a Henckels Friordur

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My first new razor arrived today. I got a Henckels Friodur 7/8 Spanish point, scalloped back razor. I eagerly opened the package and stood there admiring the first razor that did not need hours of restoration before use. The blades come in a less than flattering generic black plastic scales. The blade has a nice satin finish and looks good, but it could be so much more. So off to the garage/workshop for a few hours of work.

Let me say, this is hard steel, I mean real hard steel. I have a commercial machine shop buffer/knife grinder and it took hours to get it here. There are a lot of factory grind striations in the blade but I did not want to do any sanding, I am just tiered of sanding right now. So I start off with some coarse cutting compound to work out some of the factory grind marks. I was on that for over an hour. Then off to the white compound for another hour and finally some MAAS on the finishing wheel.After 3 or so hours Oooooo, bling! I can’t wait for tomorrow, I need some sun for a few after photos. These after photos were with the less than flattering Florissant light in the kitchen, and just don’t do it justice.

Tomorrow, it goes in a fresh set of Bacote epoxy resin scales and a hone job. The scales are still curing but will be ready for prime time tomorrow. More to come…