Thread: Warped blade

Hello...
I opened the tread a while ago about the razor with warped blade that I got for Christmas from my girlfriend...
I promised to post the pictures, but due to my college schedule I haven't got the time to post the pictures or to work on the razor either, so I'm posting them now...









Here you can see the bevel forming on heal and toe, and nothing in the middle...



And here, the situation is opposite, bevel is forming in the middle, and no bevel on heal or toe...

I'm going home next week and I'll do some work on it then...
Is it possible to fix the blade by just putting blade in the jaws between two pieces of wood and tightening the jaws just a bit every day until it closes completely?
I would keep the blade tighten in the jaws for a day and then gradually release it...
Could this work?
Thanks...

I wouldn't risk breaking the blade with a vise. Keep in mind you'd have to bend the razor a certain degree the other way for it to settle straight. Hardened carbon steel is brittle and may not take it very well.

1. Is your hone perfectly flat?
2. Have you tried a rocking motion when honing?

It doesn't look terribly warped. With creative honing techniques you could just hone it as-is. A little deformation can be tolerated. Many brand new razors have a slight warp or twist, so don't feel bad.

Try the following method.....

Use an X pattern stroke but instead of having the blade perpendicular, 90 degrees (like my avatar), lean the toe of the razor back 45-60 degrees, heel leading.
Use the magic marker test to see where your making contact. What the water flow in front of the edge. That will tell you where the point of contact is as your performing the stroke. It should move from heel to toe.
Be sure the edges of your hone have been lightly rounded/softened.
It takes longer to hone a warped blade but it can be done.

Don't use a vise.

Hope this helps,

Originally Posted by floppyshoes

1. Is your hone perfectly flat?

Yes, all my hones are perfectly flat... I lap them prior to every use, using 800 and 1000 grit wet sandpaper on flat surface and I use a pencil test... And then I round the edges of my hone...

Originally Posted by floppyshoes

2. Have you tried a rocking motion when honing?

No, I haven't tried, because I taught that it would do well on one side, but not good on the other side...

I won't use a vise then...
I'll try to use a 45° X pattern stroke and we'll see what happens...
Ofcourse, I will update my progress...

Is there any problem with unequal bevel along the edge or could it be polished just like the equal one and brought up to shave readiness?
This looks like a case when man could use a narrower hone (3/4" - 1")...

A bevel that is not equal in width is not a problem. In fact, a perfectly uniform width bevel, from heel to toe, is not common since most razors have a small "smile" which changes the angle of the bevel , and thus the width of the bevel, along the blade.