Seraphim
09-14-2009, 01:29 PM
Scored a very nice worked back Bartmann. Little to no hone wear. A bit of corrosion, but nothing outrageous.
I gave my new find a caress, and then rubbed is a bit with acloth and polish to see what was what with the corrosion....
*snap*!
The tip corner came off right in my hand! Full hollow? Oh my yes!
http://www.straightrazorplace.com/forums/attachments/workshop/29436d1250787312-broke-my-new-bartmann-bartmann-broken.jpg
Tip and scale tail nip-tuck.
Shortened the blade (now 2 1/4" cutting edge), but that made the scales look waaay too long for the blade. And the scales are cool 3-pin Bartmann originals. So, I shortened the scales in-situ, and went pinless there too. I usually like the blade to wedge to be a bit tighetr than this turned out, but what can you do sometimes.
There was a fair bit of pitting under that gold wash seen above, and due to my original tradgedy I did not go after it that agressively!. Semi-shine-satin finish. Still needs a honing and a test drive to see what this wafer-thin blade can do!
http://www.straightrazorplace.com/forums/attachments/workshop/30458d1252959932-broke-my-new-bartmann-bartmann-fixed-side.jpg
http://www.straightrazorplace.com/forums/attachments/workshop/30459d1252959932-broke-my-new-bartmann-bartmann-fixed-side-closed.jpg
I gave my new find a caress, and then rubbed is a bit with acloth and polish to see what was what with the corrosion....
*snap*!
The tip corner came off right in my hand! Full hollow? Oh my yes!
http://www.straightrazorplace.com/forums/attachments/workshop/29436d1250787312-broke-my-new-bartmann-bartmann-broken.jpg
Tip and scale tail nip-tuck.
Shortened the blade (now 2 1/4" cutting edge), but that made the scales look waaay too long for the blade. And the scales are cool 3-pin Bartmann originals. So, I shortened the scales in-situ, and went pinless there too. I usually like the blade to wedge to be a bit tighetr than this turned out, but what can you do sometimes.
There was a fair bit of pitting under that gold wash seen above, and due to my original tradgedy I did not go after it that agressively!. Semi-shine-satin finish. Still needs a honing and a test drive to see what this wafer-thin blade can do!
http://www.straightrazorplace.com/forums/attachments/workshop/30458d1252959932-broke-my-new-bartmann-bartmann-fixed-side.jpg
http://www.straightrazorplace.com/forums/attachments/workshop/30459d1252959932-broke-my-new-bartmann-bartmann-fixed-side-closed.jpg