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Well gents I finally got my hands on a monster without breaking the bank I scored a wade and butcher celebrated meat chopper. It's in the original scales which is bone I'm going to clean it up alittle the only problem is I have never really honed a smiling blade so.
Hello and congrats! I'm not any expert of anything, but in case you didn't know I wanted to save you some hassle. The shoulder of that razor is going to give you problems. You're gonna have to clear out some of that area with some sort of grinder before you try to hone it. Otherwise, you'll spend days and days trying to figure out why the toe seems sharp but the heel is not. Honing the smile won't be the issue for you. It's pretty easy to figure that portion out. It's working around that heel shoulder that I'd be worried about. Awesome find btw! I'm sure the experts will tell you more, but I just wanted to throw that out there, for you to be aware. I've spent a lot of time dealing with something like that and it's not fun.
Dang that stinks. I don't have a grinder I hope it wasn't a waste
That looks quite good. I haven't been here long but I'm sure there someone on at SRP that you could collaborate with. Maybe he could take care of the grinding work for you then send it back for you to finish off.
No way. I'm sure you can take care of it. Maybe a DMT plate and the proper approach angle? I believe Holli4pirating has made a help thread on just this subject. It CAN be fixed. I just haven't been able to do it well, and spent so much time trying to hone a razor with that issue that I wanted to make sure you were aware before you went to honing. If an expert doesn't pipe in shortly, I'd send someone a PM. Not me of course. Heck they might tell you I'm full of it, and there's no problem they can see.
IMO that razor needs to be reground, reducing the stabalizers width, and height. Thats what I would have done anyways...
I wouldnt be happy with a DIY fix on a razor like this. Just MO
Please don't do a dang thing with it if you don't know how, especially any sort of regrinding. Please just send it to someone who is well versed (a pro) on honing to correct any deficiencies, then you can touch up the edge when needed down the road. BTW, those are original horn scales.
That is a very nice find, congratulations.
I'm not doing anything to it cause I not experienced enough I'm just afraid I won't be able to pay anyone to Regrind it and I wanna keep the scales cause that's the awesome part it's ORIGINAL
See? I knew somebody who knew something would give better advice. lol. I would remind you though, the only way to develop the skills necessary to fix these things is to try, and try, and try. There is no significant skill gain in putting a razor in the mail, or paying someone for services rendered. But anyhow, send it to a professional honer. I think that's like twenty bucks or something? Surely that'll be the easiest and best solution, since we are talking about your one and only special meat chopper razor. :)
That thing is a beast!! I Love it!!
I'm going to send it to a pro I just got to find one that doesn't cost a arm and a leg hahahah
The shoulder can be a pain, but there is no reason to grind it away. All you have to do is hone "short" of the shoulder. It's really not that hard to do.
Well that's good all I wanna do is fix it up so u think I shouldn't grind it
+1. Tape the spine and start honing. Begin each honing stroke with the stabilizer just off the hone. IMO no reason for a regrind unless you want to pay someone for a full restoration.Quote:
Originally Posted by ace
Fixing up a blade has nothing to do with grinding away one of its design points. Shoulders do require more careful honing, but there's nothingQuote:
Originally Posted by Tylerbrycen
wrong with careful honing.
I might try honing it to see how it goes
Hey there
If that came across my table, I would never grind that shoulder. Just my thoughts.
Carl
I'll just hone it and shave with it
The reason I said to not practice on that one is that those big ole choppers are few and far in between when in any sort of descent shape, which yours appears to be. There are plenty of other razors out there that are more common to practice on. Yes, you have to practice to learn how to do it, but why not practice on a $20 razor or twenty before tackling a more priceless one. This razor is literally "worthy" of sending it to someone well versed in true restoration. The heel will need to be addressed and a bit of steel removed to get it "right" and smiling properly...but not too much, which is where all that practice comes in handy. Less is more...
I agree with u 200% but I don't have the money to send it off to a pro which sucks cause that's what this baby needs
I'm with shooter...I would just hold on to it until you do have the money...it'd be a shame to damage it.
Congrats on scoring that baby! I'm also in agreement that it should be done by a pro. If or when I get into learning restoration, I would not be doing it on such a nice find. Mine is quite similar but not as nice. My scales are these big ole wood clunkers. I wanted to see if anything was hiding under the patina so I busted out the rotary tool, felt wheel and some 1 micron diamond paste and cleaned a bit off. Here she be:Attachment 94623Attachment 94624Attachment 94625
Very nice and I just got done shaving with the beast and it was awesome just the heft alone took out everything in its path. Now if I got it honed by a professional It could shave like a champ
That truely is a monster! I agree with shooter, send it away to someone who is skilled in honing.
