Thread: One way to hone a E-bay or Damaged blade

Yep, that's a good step by step for a basic honing progression. Nice job Glen.

My method is very similar, only I use two layers of tape and hit the DMTs. Start with the 325, do just as many strokes as is necessary to feel the edge meet at one or more points (the bevel is not completely "set" so that I don't over-do-it), then move on to the 1200 to set the bevel the rest of the way, then move on to the 8k for refining that bevel. Finishing stones will take off the DMT 8k scratches, or you could have gone from the DMT1200 to an 8k Norton style hone or a coticule with equally excellent results. The number of strokes for each level is really dependent on the steel of the razor but it's pretty hard to miss the progress you're making on the DMTs, the amount of metal in the water is a good indicator as well.

I use two layers of tape because the DMTs cut fast enough that the third piece is irrelevant and I step down to 1 layer (or no layers) before the 8k.

Worst case scenario; the DMT's take 30 minutes to reset the bevel on a totally junk wedge with serious chips taken out, anything more than that and I'd recommend a regrind for the blade.

Just another .02