Please point me to the right person

I purchased a Wusthof s/s Barber King #377 5/8 it has never been used, for shaving that is. Apparently it was used as a drum stick because it has four maybe five dents on the edge. Is anyone subscribed to this forum able to handle this type of repair? Or maybe knows who can and how much I can expect to pay for it? I mentioned this shaver on the neubies corner but got no answer as to whom may repair it, figure give it another shot, perhaps this is the appropiate forum.
This was my first purchase and through e bay at that. I realize now that I payed way too much(learning experience). At least if I can end up with a good shaver then the pain :cry: will not be so great on the end.

:shrug: Someone point me to the right person or company, please!.

Thanks,
Ricardo

Im not sure what kind of dents you are talking about...as far as size placement etc...a photo would help, but here are a few people that should be able to sort you out:

In no particular order (turn around times and prices will vary):

1. Bill Ellis: Urleebird
2. Joe Chandler: Joe Chandler
3. Lynn Abrams: Lynn Abrams
4. Robert Williams: PapaBull
5. Vladimir Schneider: Vladsh

Did I miss anyone?

you need to post some close up pictures of it. without seeing what you are talking about people don't know how to calculate "drum stick" abuse into the calculation of a shave ready razor.

so, take some pictures. you can even upload them to the user gallery on the webpage. people need to see what you mean by 4 or 5 dents.

also, what did you pay for it? to get it honed, if its honable, its gonna run you 15+$.

perhaps next time around you might try Joe Chandlers store for an inexpensive first shaver that you know will come to you shave ready sharp.
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~J

These are the pictures of the Wusthof,I paid 93.00 for this blade. Im afraid that the damage doesn't show very well but then again you guys might have better eye for this thing due to your experience.The damage is most noticeable on the first picture, (now I see it) of course when I looked it was too subtle for me to notice. Beside I had no idea what to look for other than actual nicks on the edge. This ones look like slight ondulations when seen up close.
I guess fifteen will be worth it I get to rescue this one plus it is much less than the $93 already shed. It seems like it would be a really good shaver if properly fixed. Thanks for your help looking forward for further advice.

Ricardo.
p.s. Sorry if the pictures aren't very good I had to recycle the ones from e-bay since the camera is one of the things the wife took with her.:rant:

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Since the nicks don't really show in the foto I would say they are small enough to be honed out. You may want to put it aside and when you have some honing experience do it yourself. In the meantime get a shave ready razor from one of the hone meisters here. Also, I would lay off eboy for awhile. I think you overpaid for that razor. I recently got a Boker King Cutter in mint condition except for a large nick at the top of the blade but I was able to hone it out and I only paid $35.00 for it so you gotta be careful and be suspicious of everything on Eboy.

Can't stay...bye bye, now...

Man, I'm glad you were able to do something with it. I attempted it, but I was afraid of cracking the blade, so I just sent it back. It was a sweet razor, except for the dents.

Bill, I am in awe; that is an amazing piece of workmanship!

Dave

:tu Hi Guys,
If I had my cover (hat) on I would tip it to this gentleman,:bow If you've followed my Wusthof saga then you'll know by now that this razor was 1/2 of my first experience buying a straight razor on ebay, half because I got two blades from the same guy, (at least the other one was in good shape). At first look I wished having read the forum more in depth before jumping into the unknown. But like my Dad told me " a bad experience is all bad only, if you fail to learn or extract something positive from it" After receiving the blade and realizing the trouble at hand I turned to the forum members for help. Here I found no lack of help and advice.

I was first approached by Joe Chandler who answered to my plead. :cry: He was the first "honemeister" to witness the deplorable shape of the blade. Being very leary at the low survival possibilities of this blade, gallantly referred me to Bill Ellis for a second opinion. I contacted and sent the blade to Bill, he was also leery at the low probabilities for the blade's survival but to my luck and to his credit the afflicted blade was no match to his skill. I will like to mention and thank Glen Glockner whom also offered me his help, Glen was also a bidder on this blade.

So as a result, I met good people, saved Glen from a headache of a purchase :eek: and it looks like after all I will end up with a special shaver:y. Not so much for the blade itself but for the good experiences that will be attached to it.:nj

Hey! Bill Ellis! Nice work guy!:)

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Originally Posted by sotogusto

I purchased a Wusthof s/s Barber King #377 5/8 it has never been used, for shaving that is. Apparently it was used as a drum stick because it has four maybe five dents on the edge. Is anyone subscribed to this forum able to handle this type of repair? Or maybe knows who can and how much I can expect to pay for it? I mentioned this shaver on the neubies corner but got no answer as to whom may repair it, figure give it another shot, perhaps this is the appropiate forum.
This was my first purchase and through e bay at that. I realize now that I payed way too much(learning experience). At least if I can end up with a good shaver then the pain :cry: will not be so great on the end.

:shrug: Someone point me to the right person or company, please!.

Thanks,
Ricardo

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From the pictures, this one doesn't look bad. You could probably do it yourself. Just tape the spine and do some circular strokes on thee 4K. When all the imperfections look like they're gone, remove the tape and do another 5-10 normal round trips (I usually look under a mocroscope to make sure I've eliminated the compund bevel. In any case, once the razor passes a thumbnail test move on to normal honing.

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Originally Posted by Joe Lerch

From the pictures, this one doesn't look bad. You could probably do it yourself. Just tape the spine and do some circular strokes on thee 4K. When all the imperfections look like they're gone, remove the tape and do another 5-10 normal round trips (I usually look under a mocroscope to make sure I've eliminated the compund bevel. In any case, once the razor passes a thumbnail test move on to normal honing.

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It was that bad. I've never seen a blade damaged in quite that way before, and I'm definitely impressed Bill was able to fix it. It was more the type of damage that the amount that made it so problematic, like somebody put the edge on a marble and whacked it with a hammer.

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Originally Posted by Joe Chandler

It was that bad. I've never seen a blade damaged in quite that way before, and I'm definitely impressed Bill was able to fix it. It was more the type of damage that the amount that made it so problematic, like somebody put the edge on a marble and whacked it with a hammer.

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I didn't realize Bill and Ricardo were talking about the same razor.

Hi Joe L.

You are absolutely right the blade don't look so bad in the pictures and more important the pictures don't show the damage at all. That is partly how I ended buying the thing :cen . Joe Chandler had the chance to witness first hand the carnage done to this blade. I seriously think that the edge was tapped against something, It was totally warped/undulated.

I can't wait to get it back and see the results of Bill's work.

P.S. Hey Joe C. how about your new picture, your last visit to the dentist? :thinking:

Let us all know how it shaves, that has always been my curiosity with this brand. I had no idea it had so much damage. The sellers just really do not know what they are looking at. You take your chances with any razor out there unless you know the they are in the business.

Glen

Can't stay...bye bye, now...

Nice job Bill ,could you let us in on the secrete on how you did it without cracking the blade
Kind regards Peter

Hello friends, :nj

A quick update on the Wusthof saga, yesterday I received my razor in the mail after the miraculous work performed by Bill. After opening the package I couldn't believe it was the same razor. I think that Bill is being a bit too modest when he referred to it as just usable. Granted it might not compare to those custom jobs, but this blade ended up being a solid shaver. The blade is perfectly straight, sharp enough to circumcise gnats, it feels very well balanced and also comfortable to maneuver.

Of course I found myself at 2am taking it for the first spin. I found it to be an excellent little shaver. Aside from the fabulous repair job performed by Bill, "the little blade that could" sports a very thin edge which makes it shave very nice. So needless to say I went to bed with a smooth face and a big smile courtesy of Bill "Merlin" Ellis:tu to whom I want to express my most sincere gratitude.

Bill is a master craftsman...he resurrects masterpieces and creates works of art...he is incredibly modest about his work.