Thread: Dubl Duck Goldedge Restoration (...in progress)

Okay, I'm going to get back to honing on the 4K side, this time with tape on the spine. I used electrical tape. Good?

I'm not sure what you meant by putting it "on the spine," so I've got the tape going over the the spine and about three quarters of the way down the blade. More than enough room remains for where the new edge will be, though. Is this correct?

I knew I still a long ways to go on the hone, by the way. I just thought I'd stop and double check with people like you, Joe, who have done this before.

Any advice on cleaning up the finish some more?

Originally Posted by Blade Wielder

Okay, I'm going to get back to honing on the 4K side, this time with tape on the spine. I used electrical tape. Good?

I'm not sure what you meant by putting it "on the spine," so I've got the tape going over the the spine and about three quarters of the way down the blade. More than enough room remains for where the new edge will be, though. Is this correct?

I knew I still a long ways to go on the hone, by the way. I just thought I'd stop and double check with people like you, Joe, who have done this before.

Any advice on cleaning up the finish some more?

Electrical tape is good.

All you need to do is cover the little flats on the spine that you get from honing. The idea is to prevent too much material removal.

I just use sandpaper to clean up the finish. The kind of stuff you have I've handled successfully with 1000 sandpaper. I then work my way through 1500 and 2000 to produce a mirror finish.

Thanks for the help, guys! You've filled me in on a lot of details I was uncertain of before.

Those were some detailed replies, and I plan to use all of the information in them tomorrow when I go to pick up the sandpaper you've mentioned. I haven't shaved since Wednesday, so my mission is to complete my restoration of this razor, sharpen it, and then shave with it. Heh.

I found that the electrical tape is a really handy tool to be using. It really lets you lay the razor right down on the stone and get a great edge in a short amount of time.

I think I spent about two hours working on that chip in the blade. At first, I was trying to keep the razor very flat against the stone, but I was making very little progress that way. Plus, when I'd look at the edge I was creating, it wasn't all that straight.

What I did was switch to a steep angle, which straightened the edge out nicely and diminished the size of the chip considerably. Now it's almost completely gone. I can still detect a very slight bit of it, but I have to turn the blade for it to catch the light, and even then it's very subtle. Barely detectable with my fingernail. I figure that because I'm still going to have to put a good edge on with the 4K and then refine with the 8K, it will be undetectable by then. I think now's a good time to stop and approach the sanding and polishing tomorrow.

Anyhow, here's the progress so far:



I hope I can show you guys a finely polished blade tomorrow.

So, in summary, which sandpaper grits will I need? 1000, 1500 and 2000?

It still needs more work, but...

Lookin' good!

For future reference, you might want to try regular masking tape rather than electrical tape for protecting the spine. I've found that electrical tape (yes the plastic type) tends to leave more residue on my stones than does masking tape.

Just another data point .
Ed

Masking tape. Noted.

I didn't grind on the electrical tape enough to have it eat through to the stone, but I could definitely see that happening.

Great work! It looks beautiful.