Thread: Is this worth saving?

Originally Posted by Carbonsteel928

Here is a shot of the razor halfway through its regrind.... its becoming a hollow so as to remove all the pitting. Any thoughts or advice?

I think the wheel was too small, that’s why you have a hollow. Next time you grind a near wedge blade you may want to use the biggest wheel you can get your hands on, the smaller the wheel the more hollow you get… try a 12 inch wheel (though it may be too late for this blade).
In the old days they used slow spinning wheels (slow compared to modern machines) and moved the blade sideways across the face of the wheel so the grind would be even… but I am not sure of that’s possible with a belt sander… I have never used one. There may have been a chance of saving the etch… in cases like these I usually snap a photo before I start work just in case… but it’s gone now.

If you no longer have access to the grinder then you could hand sand with low grit paper and press the paper into the hollow with your finger while you sand from heel to toe, and avoid going near the edge, that may even it out the hollow a bit and you would have a reasonably good hollow ground razor… complete with Hamburg grind… and then work up the grits and polish if you like… but it’s a hell-of-lot of work.

The etching was long gone prior to my attempt. It seems as though this razor is seeing its second attempt. Thank you for the input, I have a large grinder that's hooked up for variable speeds and perfect to implement your advice.

I'm interested to see how this turns out. I have a blade in the mail that I got for $10 off the bay thats going to be the subject of my horrible learning experiments. I think its a valuable part of everyones straight shaving experience.