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    Default Anyone have pictures of razors worked on with flap wheels?

    It seems to me that using a flap wheel instead of hand sanding runs a very high risk of wavyness in the blade. Ie, uneven sanding. Anyone have pictures of the finish one can expect from using a flap wheel to sand a blade?

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    old english sheffield to 400 grit.

    southern razor to almost mirror finish.

    i don't have a problem with the waves, but that's just me.

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    Thats a genuine case of flap wheel murder that came from eBay like this.



    and another here:

    Last edited by 0livia; 04-13-2009 at 01:38 PM.

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    Wow, it looks so nice and even. Makes me want to try it!

    Quote Originally Posted by vgod View Post
    old english sheffield to 400 grit.

    southern razor to almost mirror finish.

    i don't have a problem with the waves, but that's just me.

    vgod

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    i second that

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