Thread: My first project

I have screw up, I can not find the photos what I was planned to put here. Sorry about that. There was after photos of the Farecla treatment. Tomorrow I try to take new photos.

You are right. I will not polish it any more.

What you think about this? There are three layers of tape. Is this lost or can I fix it? Maybe a lot of more breadknifing.. I will soon have a 4/8 blade

Cannot say for sure from this last pic you sent but it looks like you don't have to breadknife it any longer. I might be wrong but that is how i saw the pic. You should not narrow the blade more than just necessary.
The blade looks much better now. Keep on good work countryman.

Hone it up and shave with it, looking forward to the report!

Here are finally those photos. It is much more brighter than before treatment. On the picture it looks like the etching is fading but it is not. Only on the heel side of the blade there is small fading effect.

On the lowest picture is back side of the blade. There was different lighting and therefore it is blue.

Yes I will hone it. It can take a long time because my coarset stone is 1K.

Hello,
I have purchased a new Tyrolit combo stone. It is 220/400. It feels very differently than a 1k stone. And the water is just flowing through the stone. I have to pour more all the time. First I lapped it and I have only tested it a little during the weekend. It feels there are lot of work when the blade is honed. The project is going on.

BTW
I done it
I have honed my Dovo with my new Chinese. And now the knife is sharp. This is my primary project and it is finally almost done. I did a lot of strokes with it. There feels any drag anymore. But I have to hone it a little more until it passes the HHT. This Dovo is about three years old and I can not remember when it has been sharp at the last time. I am so happy.

I purchased 1K, 5K and 8K Naniwa set about 6 month ago. I tried and tried and I could not get it sharp until I get this Chinese. Thank you guys for the good advises. This place is great.

The water is pouring thru the stone because of how coarse it is, it is normal. I would use this stone on razors with extreme caution as it will remove a lot of metal off in short time.

Hei,

Congrats for getting your Dovo sharp. I think that one of the most rewarding thing with razors (as well as knives and tools) is when you've learned to hone it by yourself. From start to finish. Life is learning and every now and then it has something nice to teach us.

Now i cannot say for sure about the edge of your Narva but i wouldn't hone it with 220 grit. I have no experience in Tyrolit stones but as Shooter said, it will remove way too much material at this stage. the edge will also chip. Start with 400 and be very very careful even with it.

- Tomi

Hello,
I am quite sure the knife is unfixable junk. Yesterday I saw it, the blade is like banana when I looked it along the blade. I have looked it earlyer many times, but yesterday I just saw it. It is so twisted that I do not know can it be fixed. You can see it at the permanentmarker photos here above. I have honed it after those photos a lot with the 400 grit and the 180 grit side. Other side is 180 grit not 220 grit. There are any progress at the bevel.

I am wondering what can be approximately honing time with these junks?
How often you get unfixable case?

I have done lot of strokes, a lot of practice. A lot of x-storkes a lot of 45 angle strokes and other variations. It is good and that was one of the purposes of this project. Maybe I have to end this project and get better project knife. I would be nice to get first one succeeded project to finish.

Originally Posted by MikkoH

Hello,
I am quite sure the knife is unfixable junk. Yesterday I saw it, the blade is like banana when I looked it along the blade. I have looked it earlyer many times, but yesterday I just saw it. It is so twisted that I do not know can it be fixed. You can see it at the permanentmarker photos here above. I have honed it after those photos a lot with the 400 grit and the 180 grit side. Other side is 180 grit not 220 grit. There are any progress at the bevel.

I am wondering what can be approximately honing time with these junks?
How often you get unfixable case?

I have done lot of strokes, a lot of practice. A lot of x-storkes a lot of 45 angle strokes and other variations. It is good and that was one of the purposes of this project. Maybe I have to end this project and get better project knife. I would be nice to get first one succeeded project to finish.

Hi Mikko,

Sorry if your project looks too hard, but it is nice to hear you haven't given up too easily. If the edge is warped then it would be almost impossible to get sharp, and that wouldn't be much of a shaver either.
From your pictures it looked like your Narva wouldn't be a junkie. Probably something has happened to it before you got it.
Take it as a valuable lesson on honing. Once you start your next restoration you will be much more experienced from the start.

Some razors (and knives) hone easily, and some take just unbelievable time until they even show a sign of progress. I have 3 Sheffields and for some reason they have been hardasses.

In my opinion (might be wrong again) 180 grit is way too rough for a razor. I've learned that many gents here on the SRP start making bevels at 1K. With totally dull razor i start at say 600 - 800. Maybe 1K is the safest way to start. Making bevel is the hardest part, and usually things go fast after the bevel is set. Or so it has been with my razors.

Maybe you should consider sending your next razor to get honed to some fine honemeister here. Then you would know what is the goal to reach when honing on your own.

Hello,
you are right, 180 grit is too coarse. It feels like there are sand on the stone. In the future I will use the 400 grit side. Now I must concentrate to stropping procedure with my Dovo. Maybe I leave the honing lesson to the next autumntime.

I have not had time to get new project knife. Finally it is summer coming to Finland. There are lot of other activities to do.