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I've started looking around for an old W&B to do up, as the title says.... I need one....
I saw this on ebay and the width of the blade seems to diminish as it gets closer to the heel. It looks kinda like a lop-sided smile.... or Billy Idol :cool:
Is this an issue?
item:= 250017961741
Cheers,
David.
Doesn't look to be a problem to me at all unless you're bothered by the esthetic of it. My W&B does the same thing, over 6/8 at the heel to just over 7/8 at the point. Hardly noticeable because it's a smile, but I don't see any problems turning that baby into a fine shaver.
X
That's good to know. By the way xman this is your fault. I was looking through the user gallery and saw your w&b
http://straightrazorpalace.com/compo...1/key,0/hit,1/
and that's why I now need one!
Another option is
item:= 330018064315
The questions with this one are there too much honeware (I'm assuming that is the flat spot at the top of the blade) and would it be possible to remove the pitting using just sandpaper and elbo grease?
Oh and one more this looks quite thin for a W&B, I know it's hard to tell from the picture (or any for that matter) but do you recon it'd be about a 5/8?
This I would say is substantially more work. Elbow grease only gets you so far. I'd say power tool on that.
X
as far as I can see from the pics this is a ripper and should come up a treatQuote:
Originally Posted by drsch3
Kind regards Peter
http://cgi.ebay.com/Wade-Butcher-She...QQcmdZViewItem
Ooooh nice. I'll have to check my bank ballance.
hey, with item := 330018064315 is that lighter strip that runs along the top of the blade is that honeware or is it just the design?
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Originally Posted by drsch3
I have purchased 3 very early w & b`s from this seller and from experience the mark is hone ware ,The ones I purchased I re- ground but with course wet & dry it would be possable to repair with a lot ,repeat lot of elbow grease . If you are not in a hurry it would make a good project.
That is just my opinion, I would confirm with Bill or one of the other exellent refurb specialists as they have been at this game longer than me,I looked at this one myself however as I said I already have 3 very similar,he seems to be good to deal with ,I have had no problems
Hope this helps
Kind regards Peter:hmmm:
Thanks Peter,
I'm gonna ask a dumb one...
What is regrinding? Is it xtreme sanding :shrug:
If that is the case then how would that fix the hone ware? I would have thought that once the back had been warn down then It would be impossible to hone because the angle is all wrong.
Ooooo sweeeeeet :) Just make sure you do it up nice and put the smile back on it.
X
when I re-grind basically I take a very thin layer of metal off all the way round to remove imperfections such as pitting hone ware etc but you sill want to retain the original shape and contours. extreem care must be taken not to heat the metal otherwise you will lose the temper the blade will soften and it wont hold an edge
the official terminology may be a bit different ,but thats what i mean by it
kind regards peter
I can see how taking a thin layer off would improve the looks of a razor but I thought that hone ware was the back of the razor being warn down from honing over a long period of time. If there is too much ware then the angle of the bevil would be too great. I'm not sure how you can change that other than by making the width of the blade smaller.
Yes thats correct ,it gives the razor a more acute cutting angle,thats why you take off as little as possible
Kind regards Peter
So I guess knowing how much hone ware is too much comes with experience and the type of blade and lots of other factors.
Bad luck on item 140016734485 it went to another member here 'Traveller' nice blade but not sure it's worth $105AUD though :shrug: . I guess things are worth what people are willing to pay. I was going to put in a bit late last night but it would have been blown out of the water anyway. Oh well now I'll have money for Lynn's dvd :)