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That box of 20 year old clipper blades changed my mind on sharpening
Found a box of old Oster blades in the back of my shop last week that belonged to the guy who owned this place before me. I was gonna toss them but I tried one on a test cut and it was honestly sharper than my current set after a fresh hone. Has anyone else tried reviving old blades with a simple whetstone instead of sending them off to the sharpening service every few months?
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troy99629d agoTop Commenter
That old blade being sharper is probably just luck, not proof old steel is better. The guy who owned the shop before you likely sharpened it with a coarse stone and left a rough edge that cuts hair for a day, but it will dull super fast. A fresh hone on a new blade has a consistent edge geometry that lasts, while an old blade has worn out tolerances and uneven contact points that only seem sharp by comparison. Whetstones are great for knives, but clipper blades need precise factory angles and a proper lapping plate, otherwise you are just making a messy edge that chatters and pulls hair. Sending them off every few months is annoying, but it beats the hour of fiddly stone work that gives you a temporary win and a worse blade in two weeks.
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