Thread: Some thoughts on how wedges were honed in the day...

Originally Posted by ace

It doesn't look to me like it's possible that the blue area resulted from honing. But if the red area is from new honing, I'd suggest taping it.

I do tape that one, the shiny part was from the previous owner. The tape definitely helps with faster honing. I thought those scratches looked like grinder marks. They're only at the spine and bevel though. The rest of the blade looks original so I didn't suspect a regrind.

EDIT: when I actually looked closer the same pattern is on the shank, so both of them are definitely reground. Looks like it was a while ago though.