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03-31-2009, 03:44 AM #1Cream Huffer
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I can cuss like a sailor
I have a couple of Frederick Reynolds. I left one of them alone, completely reworked another, and was in the process of pit removal/polishing the last one. The latest is about 7/8ths and roughly a 1/2 hollow.
I have spent quite a few hours now working out the pits and progressing up the grits. After another hour tonight I wanted to give it a shot on the buffing wheel to see if I was close enough or had a little bit left to do. Then it happened. Darn wheel caught the blade and whipped it against the wall of the garage.
I check my fingers, yup, still have 10. I check the blade. Commence the cussin'
The crack extends roughly 3/8 into the blade. I think I am going to hack the toe off of the blade. I'll still have about 1 1/2 inch cutting edge. I'm just going to have to find another razor that will fit in the purpleheart scales I had already built for this one.
This was going to be the best razor ever.
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03-31-2009, 04:28 AM #2---
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That's a shame. I guess these things always happen AFTER putting in hours of work, never at the start.
At least no blood was involved.
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03-31-2009, 05:53 AM #3Member
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At least it didn't happen after it was all polished up...
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03-31-2009, 06:12 AM #4Senior Member
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That sucks man, but at least you didn't get hurt.
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03-31-2009, 06:40 AM #5Comfortably Numb
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hey, if you're interested in letting this blade go.. I'm looking for a short razor... just a thought
Originally Posted by dnjrboy
The crack extends roughly 3/8 into the blade. I think I am going to hack the toe off of the blade. I'll still have about 1 1/2 inch cutting edge. I'm just going to have to find another razor that will fit in the purpleheart scales I had already built for this one.
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04-01-2009, 05:15 AM #6illegitimum non carborundum
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How did the wheel catch the blade? Did you have the blade edge facing into the direction of rotation? Originally Posted by dnjrboy
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04-01-2009, 02:02 PM #7Cream Huffer
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I think the first problem was that I had gotten a brand new buffing wheel. I held the razor up to the wheel, spine up and into the rotating wheel. I think the density of the new wheel vs the density of my old wheel led me to provide too much razor to the wheel. That caused the catch.
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