Thread: What to do with an old W&B blade?

I found this razor at the local antique store. I overpaid. I was bored. Plus I wanted to practice hand-sanding razor steel. The blade is a nice 400-grit satin finish, but it has some pitting. And I doubt it would be good for shaving. (But I'm a newbie. Who knows?) So what can I do with it? Windchime? Keychain? (Dulled, of course.) Lucky necklace charm?

(I apologize for the blurry photos.)

Thanks,
Christopher

Your teasing us, right?

Put scales on her, hone her up, and have the best shave of your life!

I think you are right it is clearly junk... send it to me.
Mike

Agreed....

It looks like a complete POS waste of useless metal and it should be sent to me ASAP to safely dispose of it!



v/r

Allen

Originally Posted by JMS

Your teasing us, right?

Actually, I was serious. Maybe it's hard to see the pitting in the last photos. (New photos without the blur.) I'm sure it would matter to the shave. Right? (Of course, most of the pitting is on the surface, not below, more like pitting stains, so maybe not.)

I'm just a lost little newbie.

Me

Pitting or not, you hone her up and get to new steel, and it will be a fantastic shave. Pitting will not affect the bevel once you get past the oxidized steel. The pitting, away from the bevel, is purely cosmetic. A couple of laps on a 220, a few more on a 1000, a whole bunch on the 4000, and a whack more on the 8k and coticule, and you could circumcise a gnat with one of those things!

Better yet, send it to me, and I'll hone her up, and have the best shave of MY life! Ha!

Mark

LOL circumsize a gnat. Yeah man throw some scales on that baby, hone her up, and it should be a great shaver.

Originally Posted by Milton Man

you could circumcise a gnat with one of those things!

Mark

That's an excellent line. =)

Thank you, everyone. You guys are great. Maybe I'll order some scales and try my luck.

Me

I think that it is from "Uncle Buck" in reference to a hatchet, still a great line.

Don't order scales/handles for it. You have come this far ...make them yourself. It is not very hard at all, and there are several tutorials on this most wonderful web site.