Thread: How far gone are these?

Here's one of them. Its shaving again but needs some work yet. I like the patina but am considering removing the pitting. What's the best way to do so?

Originally Posted by wyobarbershop

I like the patina but am considering removing the pitting. What's the best way to do so?

Not sure you can remove the pitting without removing the patina also!
I say if it shaves nice, leave it as it is... With some "history"

For further help with cleaning up your blades, check out this link to the Wiki:
http://straightrazorpalace.com/works...wers-here.html

I had a pretty nice edge going on this W&B and then decided to tape the spine. I think I screwed it up a little. Electrical tape on the spine has a different feel too. Does the tape damage the hone after awhile as far as a sticky residue?

Originally Posted by wyobarbershop

I had a pretty nice edge going on this W&B and then decided to tape the spine. I think I screwed it up a little. Electrical tape on the spine has a different feel too. Does the tape damage the hone after awhile as far as a sticky residue?

Not a chance as long as you put the sticky side on the razor....

And the first strokes after applying tape feel like you are back to a round edge.

Originally Posted by pfries

Not a chance as long as you put the sticky side on the razor....

And the first strokes after applying tape feel like you are back to a round edge.

I am in full agreement! A couple of years back I asked a friend and professional honer who is very highly regarded the same question about the tape and the hone as it felt different than it had when I first started using the hone. He reassured me that it wasn't because of any tape contamination, it was just that I was getting accustomed to the way I and the hone were doing!

Kind of like getting 'acquainted' I guess!