Thread: Friodur edge repair before and after pics and description of process I used.

First let me say a big THANK YOU to all who gave advise and encouragement. I picked this Friodur up yesterday at an antique store for $12.50. She is a beauty. I had seen here a couple weeks ago and said to myself, self"NO WAY" SHE IS DEAD, what a shame. Yesterday I looked at her again and said, "self, try to save her if you can". Here she is as I took her home.





So the plan was to breadknife her edge flat again. I used my Norton flattening stone back after lapping with 320 grit wet dry paper. Here is what she looked like after the Norton



That didn't take too long. I next decided to continue breadknifing with my DMT1200. This got her flat



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After her edge got pretty flat I went to work on the DMT 1200 to set her bevel. Here's how it went,20 lateral,20x strokes,10lat,10x,5x20 circular,10x slight grab at toe on tnt. Followed by 10lat,10x,5x20circ,20x,20lat,10x, some grab at heal and toe on tnt none in middle,20lat,20x,20x,5x20circ,20x, remove tape tnt grab 100%.
10x,10x 20x, less grab mid bladfe. followed by 20x,20x,5x20 circ,20x,50x, less grab mid blade on tnt,1st arm hair test. 40x,20x,20x,60x, curt some arm hair tnt full grab whole blade. 20x,50x,20x,50x. Done cuts arm hair easily. Now on to the Norton 4k/8/ then the chinese 12k, strop and shave,

Here is what she looks like after the DMT







So what did I learn? It can be done and without power tools. I am no blade restorer by any means. This is my first major edge restore.I know that she needs some polish and scratch removal, cosmetics. I hope that I did an ok job. I am pretty pleased. I post this just to give some of you a little bit of encouragement if you might need or want it.

Happy shaving!

Mark

Great job.

Have you tried a shave with it yet?

Rick

Originally Posted by Raudrive

Great job.

Have you tried a shave with it yet?

Rick

Nope, still gotta go to the 4k/8k and finishing hone. Will do probably tomorrow and strop. First shave Tuesday, I hope

Nice save, and nice looking razor!

$12.50???


FUGGETABBOUTIT!

Nice job ! if you want to let it go I can double your money ....... Kidding aside, enjoy the razor, you earned it.

I was thinking the same thing when he was wanting to give up on repairing it and everyone was was pushing him to repair it.

I am flat enjoying my Friodurs, wishing I had one of those larger bladed ones to try out.

Let us know how it shaves.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

Nice job ! if you want to let it go I can double your money ....... Kidding aside, enjoy the razor, you earned it.

Originally Posted by Raudrive

Great job.

Have you tried a shave with it yet?

Rick

I finished the honing on Tue and shaved with her this am. This blade is so nice. Hefty feel and glides across my chin like no other that I have. I am still working on my honing skills and she might could go a little sharper. I will strop on the linen and leather next shave and see , but overall I am very pleased with the shave.

Thanks for posting that.I've got one with a little bit bigger chip than that and now I think I will get at it and try to save it.

nice save ive had to breadknife a couple of my razors and they came out pretty well good shavers, i just have too many razors i should keep a dozen and sell the rest to make it easier to figure out what i want to shave with that day

Glad to hear you didn't give up on it. The fact that you have rescued that razor will just make you like it even more.