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Post by mjclark on May 20, 2016 3:10:27 GMT -6
PJGH spidey9 mjclark mjclark Aswell as everyone else.... Hey guys....I remembering you guys reviewing the nos damaskeene blades....This set has 8 damaskeene blades that are not nos....although a couple seem pretty shiney along the edge...A friend has offered to loan me a GEM Automatic Stropper....From your experience, do you think that would be a wise thing to do?...I've always thought vintaged used blades were best left alone.....But I would really like to hear what you guys feel.... If they are not NOS they may very well be corroded hideously but there is nothing to lose by trying. Do you have photos? Those NOS blades were sealed and shiny...
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Post by birdlives on May 20, 2016 3:21:00 GMT -6
PJGH spidey9 mjclark mjclark Aswell as everyone else.... Hey guys....I remembering you guys reviewing the nos damaskeene blades....This set has 8 damaskeene blades that are not nos....although a couple seem pretty shiney along the edge...A friend has offered to loan me a GEM Automatic Stropper....From your experience, do you think that would be a wise thing to do?...I've always thought vintaged used blades were best left alone.....But I would really like to hear what you guys feel.... If they are not NOS they may very well be corroded hideously but there is nothing to lose by trying. Do you have photos? Those NOS blades were sealed and shiny... See....thats what I'm thinking....I don't see any corrosion with the naked eye....but remember spidey's microscopic photos of the new sealed damaskeenes? Before stropping, even those guys were very rough looking....and those guys had been sealed....100 years is 100 years....What do you normally do when there are vintage blades with a vintage razor you get? Do you try them, or be cool...lol I've never gotten vintage blades with a razor except once with some old de carbons....and with those it was obvious to toss them...
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spidey9
Lather Catcher
All SE all the time!
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Post by spidey9 on May 20, 2016 10:27:41 GMT -6
I generally don't mess with vintage blades that are lying about loose, other than using them for display and photos. Even the NOS blades often have edges that have deteriorated to the point of non-usability.
That being said, you've got nothing to lose by giving one a good thorough stropping and having a go at it.
I've been meaning to see what I can do to one of these old blades with lapping film, but I haven't gotten around to it yet.
--Bob
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norfolkdick
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Captain of the Razor Blades
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Post by norfolkdick on May 21, 2016 0:08:16 GMT -6
PJGH spidey9 mjclark mjclark Aswell as everyone else.... Hey guys....I remembering you guys reviewing the nos damaskeene blades....This set has 8 damaskeene blades that are not nos....although a couple seem pretty shiney along the edge...A friend has offered to loan me a GEM Automatic Stropper....From your experience, do you think that would be a wise thing to do?...I've always thought vintaged used blades were best left alone...And these guys are not wrapped in paper or anything. They are just in the silver plated blade vault....In the past, the thoughts of micro rust bothered me about carbon steel blades anyway...But right now there seems to be alot of interest in vintage stroppable blades... I would really like to hear what you guys feel.... Greetings On another forum we have just been discussing the same issue with regard to Valet blades. I have found that all the old carbon blades are hugely variable in quality and it is impossible to tell if they can be brought up to a shaving standard just by looking at them, even through a decent loupe, even blades from the same packet vary. You just have to strop them and try them to find out, some sharpen no problem others just refuse, it really is frustrating. I think the micro pitting issue is a real problem and it seems to me that a pasted strop (feox or chromox) just does not have enough cut to remove steel down to where it is good. I have tried the metal polish Solvol Autosol (I do not know if it is available in the states) and that does have enough 'cut' but it leaves the blades sharp but rough as hell and they are an awful shave! a friend of mine who carves walking sticks uses it on a leather bench strop for his tools but he is looking for a different type of edge. If you were to try honing them you would have to keep the metal reduction to a minimum so as not to shorten the blades to the point where they would no longer fit. Regards Dick.
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