There's not many threads on chip removal and I recently got a Hellberg 23.
I've only ever seen one of these before, I think it was @2bit_collie so maybe they're rare?
This one has a decent sized ding at the heal so that'll have to go
I find the best way to deal with these is to tape the spine and concentrate only on the heal. I honed the heal on a 1.5k Shapton occasionally breadknifing it, which always feels wrong, but it makes the work go faster and it was only the heal being worked on. It also allows you to generate the new slightly swooped profile.
Once I got to where the ding was barely noticeable, but still there, I concentrated on making the swoop as natural looking as possible.
Now it was time to hone the full blade and blend the swoop and straight of the blade. A Coticule and slurry is perfect for this.
Honed until the ding was gone, took off the tape at the very end and diluted to water
I just shaved with this razor and while it's small it gives an incredible shave with ATG and fools pass in its stride.
Used my homemade badger behemoth (30mm EHD) and some Palmolive
I've only ever seen one of these before, I think it was @2bit_collie so maybe they're rare?
This one has a decent sized ding at the heal so that'll have to go
I find the best way to deal with these is to tape the spine and concentrate only on the heal. I honed the heal on a 1.5k Shapton occasionally breadknifing it, which always feels wrong, but it makes the work go faster and it was only the heal being worked on. It also allows you to generate the new slightly swooped profile.
Once I got to where the ding was barely noticeable, but still there, I concentrated on making the swoop as natural looking as possible.
Now it was time to hone the full blade and blend the swoop and straight of the blade. A Coticule and slurry is perfect for this.
Honed until the ding was gone, took off the tape at the very end and diluted to water
I just shaved with this razor and while it's small it gives an incredible shave with ATG and fools pass in its stride.
Used my homemade badger behemoth (30mm EHD) and some Palmolive