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06-11-2011, 08:43 PM #1
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Hello,
A while back I decided that I wanted to try out a few other brands of razors but not have to spend all the money for brand new razors, I hit the local pawn/antique shops and found a few re-honed them and started shaving with them. I have a few that I really really like and would like to make them shine like new but there is a problem.... they are really really sharp. I live in an apartment and therefore have to use hand sandpaper and a dremel. I have found over the course of my life that putting pressure on a sharp object runs the risk of some pretty gnarly cuts and scars which I would like to avoid..Advice please?
thanks
on a side note, I have finally completed my first basic restoration, there was some minor pitting and staining which I managed to take off, The main drawback is that there is a deep scratch that runs the length of the blade from heel to toe which is really impossible to take off without ruining the shape of the blade. But it looks far better than it did and I am enjoying it....my friends think I am crazy because it took me over 3000 passes on my hones to reset the wear on the spine and blade. Whoever used it before me gave it a triangle shape with the base at the heel. My shoulder was tired for a few days but it was worth it. So now as voiced in previous paragraph I would like to take the next step and make some pretty razors