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Hello,
I have been shaving with a straight razor for about a year now, and finally decided to have a go at restoring one. I bought an old Sheffield Steel hollow-ground from eBay for £5, removed the scales and polished the blade using wet-and-dry and Peek to a nice mirror shine.
I then started to hone it. The bevel was out so I took it to my 1000 grit whetstone to start honing. After a few strokes it left me with huge scuff marks across the blade (I've attached a pic). Any idea what caused this? I'm assuming the blade was out of shape slightly, as the whetstone was lapped properly, so completely flat.
I carried on anyway, and have started to get an edge on it. Will finish off tomorrow on my 3K, 5K and 8K.
Does anyone know if these marks will sand out? I don't mind sanding it again and repolishing.
Kind regards,
Mark
I have been shaving with a straight razor for about a year now, and finally decided to have a go at restoring one. I bought an old Sheffield Steel hollow-ground from eBay for £5, removed the scales and polished the blade using wet-and-dry and Peek to a nice mirror shine.
I then started to hone it. The bevel was out so I took it to my 1000 grit whetstone to start honing. After a few strokes it left me with huge scuff marks across the blade (I've attached a pic). Any idea what caused this? I'm assuming the blade was out of shape slightly, as the whetstone was lapped properly, so completely flat.
I carried on anyway, and have started to get an edge on it. Will finish off tomorrow on my 3K, 5K and 8K.
Does anyone know if these marks will sand out? I don't mind sanding it again and repolishing.
Kind regards,
Mark