I've come down with a case of Fili Fever. Pics are out of the box, so to speak. I'll clean it a bit. Amazing shave today. It doesn't show up in the pics but the scales have a metal flake appearance.
This has got to be one of the sharpest if not the sharpest of my lot. But, as is my practice, I have a shave as received then touch it up on the diamond balsa. I went straight to the 0.1u for this one. When I checked it with the loupe I found this tiny nick in the blade. Very hard to spot with the naked eye but now that I found it I can see it with the right illumination. I shaved with it again today and couldn't say it had any effect. What say all, re hone it now or wait?I've come down with a case of Fili Fever. Pics are out of the box, so to speak. I'll clean it a bit. Amazing shave today. It doesn't show up in the pics but the scales have a metal flake appearance.View attachment 1302986View attachment 1302987View attachment 1302988View attachment 1302989
This has got to be one of the sharpest if not the sharpest of my lot. But, as is my practice, I have a shave as received then touch it up on the diamond balsa. I went straight to the 0.1u for this one. When I checked it with the loupe I found this tiny nick in the blade. Very hard to spot with the naked eye but now that I found it I can see it with the right illumination. I shaved with it again today and couldn't say it had any effect. What say all, re hone it now or wait?View attachment 1303466View attachment 1303467
BTW I needed the macro setting on my camera to catch it. All the other photos didn't have high enough resolution.
I didn't find any scoring. I'll have to try it again.Is it scoring your strop? I have an older blade with some pitting out near the toe that contributes to occasional micro nicks. Typically isn't noticeable on my face but sometimes will leave a tiny scratch on my strop. That's usually when I take it back to the hone. Then again, it's not really in the main shaving real estate, where yours is.
That's amazing!Three weeks ago I got a great deal on 2 NOS Heljestrand MK32’s and a lightly used MK31. They came to me by way of Denmark and they were worth the wait!
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That is a cool makers mark and a fantastic looking score!Both a new stone and a new razor arrived today. We’ve all heard of eBay horror stories, but sometimes you win. I’ve always wanted a nice Johnathan Crookes, but never ran across one, at least before someone else did. There was one on eBay with collared pins and apparent corrosion, along with a small heel chip. I used the heel chip to bargain with the seller, and got it at a price that was still pretty high for a bone scaled, rusty razor.
Except that what it looked like isn’t what it is. Vendors image first. The ‘bone’ scales are wafer thin ivory with a lead wedge despite the collar pins, and 99+% of the the corrosion was some kind of ‘substance that cleaned off. I fixed the heel chip and have a very nice razor. It could still stand a trip to see @Doc226 - and have a proper cleaning and pin job.
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Iwasaki 30 9h wedge
still on the way. does anyone know what steel is? Tamahagane, sweedish, or??? I can't find any information. The photos are from the seller, I apologize for their pure quality.