It has finally happened: my clumsiness manifested during the shave, and I dropped a straight into the sink. The kamisori is symmetrical no more, and upon inspection and stropping, the whole blade is warped to one side, more at the toe than at the heel, and the toe bites into the stropping leather. Positive side: I didn’t try to catch it, and no one was hurt.
I will certainly need to rehone this before using it again, but I’m not sure that it will ever be the same. Shit happens! (But maybe that’s a sign that I should go back to DEs and GEMs.)
I wonder whether you could find someone to reset the blade angle without ruining the steel. Maybe a “honemeister” would have some tricks up their sleeve?
It looks to me as if it is cupped. In the first picture, the heel and toe are off the table and in the second the center is off. I’ve received razors with a similar amount of warp. By rolling the razor on the stone, you can generally get to the edge everywhere. You have to be diligent about it, though. If you use your vice, apply pressure very slowly and let the deformation you apply to the razor set in the vice for a few minutes before you remove pressure. I doubt that it would hurt to heat the blade up a bit but this is @djundjila’s domain more than mine.
I honestly don’t know if it will make a difference. I would take a butane lighter and slowly heat the entire blade to the point where touching the edge with fingers is uncomfortable. This should be way below the temperature it would take to alter the temper.
Pressing F to pay respects for your kamisori. I personally think razors should survive a fall into the sink (it’s a different thing with the tile floor), but then again what do I know about straights. Maybe a nice KAI or Feather AC shavette could be a good replacement if its really beyond saving? Mine (KAI Cap J-7) has survived some nasty falls without a single bend.
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It has finally happened: my clumsiness manifested during the shave, and I dropped a straight into the sink. The kamisori is symmetrical no more, and upon inspection and stropping, the whole blade is warped to one side, more at the toe than at the heel, and the toe bites into the stropping leather. Positive side: I didn’t try to catch it, and no one was hurt.
I will certainly need to rehone this before using it again, but I’m not sure that it will ever be the same. Shit happens! (But maybe that’s a sign that I should go back to DEs and GEMs.)
Have a good day!
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Oof, glad your fingers are all ok!
Thanks! I broke a mug this morning, too - not my day 😭
Sorry to hear about your blade!
I wonder whether you could find someone to reset the blade angle without ruining the steel. Maybe a “honemeister” would have some tricks up their sleeve?
Maybe local hone hero @gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social has a secret recipe for straightening the bent?
I’ve done this. I dropped a straight razor onto a tile floor. Luckily, it was a Gold Dollar and not a River Razor. Can you send me some photos?
I suckin taking photos, but this illustrates the problem:
Before, this was 100% symmetrical. There are no chips in the blade.
I can’t tell much from the photo. What does it look like if you lay each side on a flat surface?
I will get to it after work. Thanks for looking at it!
Here we go:
Still difficult to see, but on the first, the toe clearly doesn’t touch the stone. There is some space between the center and the store on the second.
It looks to me as if it is cupped. In the first picture, the heel and toe are off the table and in the second the center is off. I’ve received razors with a similar amount of warp. By rolling the razor on the stone, you can generally get to the edge everywhere. You have to be diligent about it, though. If you use your vice, apply pressure very slowly and let the deformation you apply to the razor set in the vice for a few minutes before you remove pressure. I doubt that it would hurt to heat the blade up a bit but this is @djundjila’s domain more than mine.
As to heating up, what temps are we talking about as to not interfere with the tempering?
I honestly don’t know if it will make a difference. I would take a butane lighter and slowly heat the entire blade to the point where touching the edge with fingers is uncomfortable. This should be way below the temperature it would take to alter the temper.
Pressing F to pay respects for your kamisori. I personally think razors should survive a fall into the sink (it’s a different thing with the tile floor), but then again what do I know about straights. Maybe a nice KAI or Feather AC shavette could be a good replacement if its really beyond saving? Mine (KAI Cap J-7) has survived some nasty falls without a single bend.
Oof, sorry to hear about the Kamisori’s demise. Good that you didn’t try and catch it. I’m worried I’ll reflexively try to when I inevitably drop one.