Thread: Because its never too far gone!

There looks like there is some pretty decent pitting right down in the cutting edge. This might be a show stopper in terms of making thus into a good shaver. As the other guys said, have a go at setting the bevel and see how bad the pitting is.

Good luck.

Stu

Progress report. a bone numbing amount of honing later, its still not quite there, but it IS close. and I do believe the last pitting will be cleared with just a bit more.

Looks good.

Something fishy is going on here, either:
Your hone needs flatening
Your not using rolling x stroke
The spine on your razor is bent.
I suspect a combination of the first two, only because I have made a razor look exactly like this when I tried to use an old chisel hone to set my bevel.
All in all its an incredible transformation!

Or, the steel is just shallower in the center on that side, because the rust was so much more severe, that when removed, it left a dent in it!

I'd call it a result of non-symmetrical grinding.

Isnt that what I said?

Originally Posted by Magpie

Progress report. a bone numbing amount of honing later, its still not quite there, but it IS close. and I do believe the last pitting will be cleared with just a bit more.

Are you honing it with a Carborundum 201 barber hone?
I think that is what I see in the picture... but all 201s are not equal
http://straightrazorpalace.com/hones...tml#post655346

If so that explains the "bone numbing" bit.

Do not be bashful -- use tape and hone the edge
more than the spine... that can save you a week.
It looks like the spine defines a nice flat base so
you should be OK taping it at this point. Magic marker
can help you see your progress as you close in
on the bevel

These old blades can shave like a charm.

Oh Lord no! Even I am not THAT insane! The carbo was just on hand when I was looking for a background to provide enough "sharp" relief to make the edge more visible in the photo.

The rust on this poor blade was very extensive, along with the corresponding pitting. I am attempting to maintain as much of the original shape as possible, but the more I sand, the less that seems to be working.

I think this is about as good as she's gonna get.