Thread: Blades.

In a few days I must receive these blades blanks from Germany.
I don't know the history of these blades. Your opinion? And I need your advice what to do with them, to grind and to hone or only to hone?

Dorko's are good shavers but those blades look to have some serious pitting. Start by scrapping the rust off with a single edge disposable razor blade so you can see what's under the rust. Being hollow ground there isn't going to be much metal you can grind off before the blade gets too thin. If you do grind be sure to have safety glasses and a face shield. A leather apron may be a good idea also. Protect yourself from flying metal should the blade break during grinding. Also be aware that blades can launch off the grinding wheels if you are careless even for an instant.

Good luck.

If you do grind be sure to have safety glasses and a face shield.

Thanks for advice.
But if I'll decide to grind. I'll do this on my workplace(factory) on the grinding machine tool.

Looks like a lot of hand sanding and maybe some time on the buffer. You will get some good shavers though,but due to the thinness of the blade you may not be able to remove all pitting. Surely worth a try, and you may end up with some real beauties.

Originally Posted by manah

In a few days I must receive these blades blanks from Germany.
I need your advice what to do with them

Simple. Send one my way! I like their grind

Manah,I believe they will need to be ground,as they look like un-finished blanks and too thick at the edge to go straight to honing(after clean-up).

Originally Posted by aroliver59

Manah,I believe they will need to be ground,as they look like un-finished blanks and too thick at the edge to go straight to honing(after clean-up).

I agree they look like blanks just prior or right after heat treatment. I would first check the blades to see how they react to a file to see if thy have been in fact heat treated. They may be ready for final grinding.
How did you get these blanks?? It does look like something has been done since the DORCO mark is in such good shape.

So, I received blades and the first result isn't bad ...I think.
I hope the end of the work will good.

Looks like that one is ready for some quality time with the hones. Screw grinding it, pin it, hone'r up and shave away.

Looks like there is some pitting really close to the edge... I dont know how well it will hold up with honing. Usually, pitting on/near the edge spells doom.

It may be possible to try honing with a few pieces of tape to increase the bevel angle and keep the edge from reaching the pitting... But I am no expert, so others may chime in.