Thread: HONING A HEEL AND TOE

Yes, just enough to round the radius so you have more edge than just the straight part of the edge honed.

As Glen said many razors have as much as an inch of the edge that has never been honed, especially at the toe.

With a muted spike tip you may need to do a little more to get an edge on the toe. It depends on how it was muted, some have a very rounded tips.

To mute a tip, you only need one or two light strokes on a stone and the tip will not cut.