Puma Disaster!

[cadomniel]

I was just finishing up bringing my first restore to a nice mirror polish then I was going to clean up the scales with Novus 1,2,3 and hone it. Its a Puma #91, the same as i have seeen in another thread here recently. I purchased it on ebay.

When i got it the blade was in good condition with some very light pitting near the toe and dark water staining that wouldn't come out with MAAS. So i decided to restore to a nice mirror polish and clean up the scales.

I was sanding it down with 3200 micromesh and the toe broke off!

i guess this answer the questions if you can sand too much!!!! THE answer is YESSSSS

 

[instpasr]

YIKES

 

[Muscles]

WOW! Sorry for your loss....

Hard to believe that sanding by hand can result in such damage.

 

[Wid]

Dog gone, that sucks.

 

[johnmrson]

Ouch!

 

[instpasr]

do you think that point could be rounded off?

 

[life2short1971]

It'll still make a shorty rather than 86 it.

 

[Munxcub]

Are you sure that colour change is staining and not a loss of temper? Might explain why it broke with hand sanding...

 

[cadomniel]

in the photo the color change is just the fingerprints on the blade and the reflection of the flash on my camera. the picture isn't very good i know...

 

[Legion]

Doh! Been there, I feel your pain.

Cut it down to a shorty. This is what I made from the Bengall that I broke.

It actually is now a fun little shaver that I wouldn't get rid of. Don't throw yours out, it can still be saved!

 

[Cedrck]

Well… don’t blame yourself too much…

You mentioned the “very light pitting” at the point… could have been corroded through and weaken the steel… wouldn’t take much to snap it off.

 

[johnmrson]

Have some fun and cut it into a shorty.

 

[dmcconnell]

Ouch - too bad my friend - I feel for you...

 

[Woodash]

Look at it this way: it's a barber notch for the 21st Century.

Actually, for me, a mirror polish is way overrated....

 

[DrColossus11]

Be thankful you still have all of your fingers!

I agree with the rest, make it a shorty.

 

[Legion]

I just bought this DD which

"is in pretty good shape for as old as it is.
Condition: Good/Very Good (Please See Images)"

Maybe I can see a small flaw that they haven't noticed.

No matter, it is to become a shorty! I'll post picks when it's done.

 

[cadomniel]

Well, I picked a brand new Puma from Ebay that had been sitting in a display case since the 80s. I honed her up today and just gave her a test shave. Very nice shave and a very good looking razor too, its also really nice to be the first one to shave with it. The bittersweet aspect of the story is that I have spent far too much on Ebay in the past couple months; not only on razors but on watches and other things and I'm planning a trip abroad so I have decided to let go of some of my beloved razors and the Puma will be one of the ones to go...

 

[Legion]

What did you end up doing with the one you broke?

 

[cadomniel]

Sold it to another member to make a shortie

 

[Legion]

That's good. I'm glad it didn't go to waste.