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Post by twhite on Apr 13, 2019 18:07:28 GMT -6
I had Coffee this morning with jmudrick. I was giving him an OC Dammy and he was giving me some Jazz music. Jeff was also kind enough to let me try out his blade sharpener. I decided to try it on one of my SE blades. I had a Star Blade NOS I decided to try. This blade was actually in nice shape. There was an oil type coating on it. So needless to say ZERO rust. As the blade was in such good shape. I started the process with 3 micron lapping film. Then moved to 1 micron. All I was trying to do is polish the edge some. . The only little problem I had was keeping the film in place. Other than that this seems to work flawlessly. I will give it a shave tomorrow evening and report back. As you might be able to see from the above pic. The angle on this is a bit steeper than factory grind. To me this is a good thing. I know I have the edge cleaned up. Anyhow, for those who want to use vintage blades. I found this to be even easier than the Warner Jones. Only the shave will tell if it gives a good an edge as the Warner.
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Post by wchnu on Apr 13, 2019 18:11:08 GMT -6
Wow..awesome!!
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Post by twhite on Apr 13, 2019 18:35:22 GMT -6
I was quite impressed with this. I love the Warner Jones once you get the thing shimmed to a good angle. This right out of the box was great. My only gripe is the short stroke of it. Nothing really just a few extra strokes. As I may have said in previous posts. There is something about using an old blade that makes the shave special. Obviously the modern blades are superior, as you do not have to do anything to them. Buuuuut! A properly sharpened vintage blade is like a great 18 year Scotch compared to a young Scotch. It is just smoother and more enjoyable. They both get you to the same exact place in the end.
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Post by wchnu on Apr 13, 2019 19:47:24 GMT -6
I was quite impressed with this. I love the Warner Jones once you get the thing shimmed to a good angle. This right out of the box was great. My only gripe is the short stroke of it. Nothing really just a few extra strokes. As I may have said in previous posts. There is something about using an old blade that makes the shave special. Obviously the modern blades are superior, as you do not have to do anything to them. Buuuuut! A properly sharpened vintage blade is like a great 18 year Scotch compared to a young Scotch. It is just smoother and more enjoyable. They both get you to the same exact place in the end. I agree my friend. That is what is so good about a wedge shave too. Bringing the old stuff back into use. Maybe they need to keep us old guys around!
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Post by jayaruh on Apr 13, 2019 20:51:50 GMT -6
Very cool. You are right about using the old blades. I love using my wedges and my vintage Gem Cutlery Blades you honed for me.
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Post by twhite on Apr 13, 2019 21:00:37 GMT -6
Very cool. You are right about using the old blades. I love using my wedges and my vintage Gem Cutlery Blades you honed for me. I am glad they are holding up ok for you.
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Post by twhite on Apr 15, 2019 18:00:12 GMT -6
So just finished my first shave using this contraption.
Everything went exceedingly well. This is on par to the results I get with my Warner Jones.
I will definitely use it more.
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Post by birdlives on Apr 16, 2019 0:08:36 GMT -6
I had Coffee this morning with jmudrick. I was giving him an OC Dammy and he was giving me some Jazz music. Jeff was also kind enough to let me try out his blade sharpener. I decided to try it on one of my SE blades. I had a Star Blade NOS I decided to try. This blade was actually in nice shape. There was an oil type coating on it. So needless to say ZERO rust. As the blade was in such good shape. I started the process with 3 micron lapping film. Then moved to 1 micron. All I was trying to do is polish the edge some. . The only little problem I had was keeping the film in place. Other than that this seems to work flawlessly. I will give it a shave tomorrow evening and report back. As you might be able to see from the above pic. The angle on this is a bit steeper than factory grind. To me this is a good thing. I know I have the edge cleaned up. Anyhow, for those who want to use vintage blades. I found this to be even easier than the Warner Jones. Only the shave will tell if it gives a good an edge as the Warner. So J got an OC Dammy....and what Jazz did you get?
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Post by twhite on Apr 16, 2019 9:05:07 GMT -6
I had Coffee this morning with jmudrick. I was giving him an OC Dammy and he was giving me some Jazz music. Jeff was also kind enough to let me try out his blade sharpener. I decided to try it on one of my SE blades. I had a Star Blade NOS I decided to try. This blade was actually in nice shape. There was an oil type coating on it. So needless to say ZERO rust. As the blade was in such good shape. I started the process with 3 micron lapping film. Then moved to 1 micron. All I was trying to do is polish the edge some. . The only little problem I had was keeping the film in place. Other than that this seems to work flawlessly. I will give it a shave tomorrow evening and report back. As you might be able to see from the above pic. The angle on this is a bit steeper than factory grind. To me this is a good thing. I know I have the edge cleaned up. Anyhow, for those who want to use vintage blades. I found this to be even easier than the Warner Jones. Only the shave will tell if it gives a good an edge as the Warner. So J got an OC Dammy....and what Jazz did you get? Don’t know yet. I need to down load on my computer once I steal it back from my daughter. 😡
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Post by IschiaPP on Dec 27, 2019 6:36:23 GMT -6
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