Thread: Am I wasting my time with these spanish ladies

I have some questions if you lads dont mind.




The top one was my favourite razor of them all... a solid no name... but alas i dropped it . Do you think i can hone that out or it too big a chip... it has no cracks by the way...

And i have been sanding the second for a while now, but id like to know if you guys think i am wasting my time cause the pitting is no good.

thanks for the help.

alan

I think it depends on if you want lookers or shavers. The first one you might get to look nice, but it wont ever shave good again. The second one will shave good, but you may not be able to make it look brand new. It's tough to say based on those pics, maybe the pitting isn't that deep. On a Dubl Duck Special No. 1 i'm working on right now, the pitting was probably about the same as, if not worse, than yours. I used a 220 grit "flapper wheel" (it's basically a bunch of strips of 220 grit sandpaper put on a drum) to take out the heavy pitting and followed that up with 320 grit handsanding. It's taken a lot of time to get it there, but it's already looking like a new razor.

Just my newbie opinion, of course.

I wouldn't bother with the first one. With the second, you'd have to hone it to see if/when you find good steel. I personally would not try to get the pitting out.

You CAN fix the first one, but it will take some work. I fixed this one!

That's a nice hacksaw you've got there!

1) Maybe, but obviously you'll lose alot of metal and end up with a thinner razor. If its your favorite it might be worth the effort. The razor will feel different then before the accident, though, so your favorite is effectively lost already. But perhaps you'll like the new feel better.

2) Like Holli said, just start honing it. You might find a clean bevel in there. I'd say you'll have the most trouble near the heel where theres pitting on both sides. If that happens its ok just to hone the heel to clean metal and have an edge that cants forward.

Originally Posted by Utopian

You CAN fix the first one, but it will take some work. I fixed this one!

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Geez, how bad was it before you fixed it?
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Originally Posted by Utopian

You CAN fix the first one, but it will take some work. I fixed this one!

Geez Ron . Must have been bad before

Originally Posted by Utopian

You CAN fix the first one, but it will take some work. I fixed this one!

I would have used it spread tile cement or maybe a comb?HEEEEHEEEE