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    Default Is there anyway to fix a razor with a warped blade

    Hey Guys,
    This is my first post. I have learned quite a bit from everyone on here and want to thank all yall for it. I have two razors that have blades that have a curve in them. Its more like a twist. Is there anyway to fix this. One razor is a Wade and Butcher and the other is a boker. I dont have any photos that I can post at this time. I was just wondering if anyone has ever heard of anyone correcting the blades with a twist in them?

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    Welcome to SRP!

    If you mean "remove the twist/warp" I think you are out of luck. It's just not practical to do what you would need to do given the hardness and brittle nature of the typical blade.

    If you mean "can it be made usable" the answer is maybe. Some of our talented restorers and honemeisters are pretty good at working around problems like a warped blade. It still might not be worth it, but its probably possible.

    You will get feedback soon from members that know what they are talking about, but you will get better answers if you post some decent pictures of the blade in question.

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    Welcome to SRP. If you are already into honing and want to attempt getting the razor shave ready, take black marker and paint the edge. Then do a few strokes to see what is coming off. That lets you know what parts of the bevel are in contact with the hone.

    This method here has worked for me with variations depending on the circumstances of the particular blade. Called the 'rolling x' the tutorial is in the SRP Wiki along with much more if you take a run through it all.
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    I agree with the advice from the gents above me. It's not something that needs to be fixed; it may not be fixable. But you can still make the razors shave, and it will not affect their performance.

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    My Gotta 120 is like that, but I've still honed it up well enough to shave with. It being the newest to my arsenal, I'm still learning the best way to stroke this to get the best out of the blade. I'm not a 'honemeister', so I'm still learning things about this side of shaving.


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    Quote Originally Posted by kshort View Post
    Hey Guys,
    This is my first post. I have learned quite a bit from everyone on here and want to thank all yall for it. I have two razors that have blades that have a curve in them. Its more like a twist. Is there anyway to fix this. One razor is a Wade and Butcher and the other is a boker. I dont have any photos that I can post at this time. I was just wondering if anyone has ever heard of anyone correcting the blades with a twist in them?

    Thank you
    Keith
    A lot depends on the degree of the problem.

    As others prior: use a marker and play with
    modified hone strokes. This is the easy way and most
    common solution.

    If the razor is very very badly warped you can use the narrow
    edge of a barber hone with a simple X stroke.

    If you have a big Chinese 12K hone rotate it 90degrees
    so it stands on edge and use it like a 1.25 inch wide
    hone instead of a 2.5 inch hone.

    A narrow hone will follow the warp.

    Back to the marker tricks... mark both the spine and
    the edge. Then after the marker ink drys give the razor
    one smooth stroke on each side and inspect. Spine
    warp and wear may be the problem more than blade warp.

    An extreme narrow hone would be a crock stick. I tried
    a crock stick once after cleaning up the surface with a
    DMT hone (crock sticks have bumps...) it worked well enough.
    I also tried a touch of slurry from a fine hone and was pleased with the result I
    obtained on that old potato chip warped blade. Not as good as a proper
    honing but not bad -- a light touch was required..

    When honing that razor I always start with freshly flat lapped hones.
    Little by little the spine warp is wearing level and eventually
    the blade will/ should not need to be finished on the side edge of a
    barber hone.

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