Thread: How do I deal with this?

Originally Posted by gregs656

That's interesting. I'm half tempted to have another go.

Well I note that the manual recommends a bit of pressure when setting the bevel and then lightning the pressure once the bevel is set and you go to sharpening. If I were working on that one, or any really, I like to have an eye loupe or even a microscope to better see my progress.

With the coticule it would take some patience and persistence and certainly slurry for the metal removal stage. If you haven't seen it here is a honing tutorial in the Wiki that refers to honing with the yellow/blue specifically. In that particular tutorial a DMTE was the tool for bevel setting. That is an ideal bevel setter IME but if all you have is the coticule a slurry has been found to give more cutting power and would be the way to go to reshape the heel before you go to diluting it as you sharpen.

I had another go and I got it a whole lot closer to the correct line.

Took a fantastic edge again, and very quickly.

Good for you, and you didn't have to reset the bevel or breadknife? I would have recommended against it. Blades like that offer a challange but it's not impossible. I have a few W&B's like that....

Originally Posted by zib

Good for you, and you didn't have to reset the bevel or breadknife? I would have recommended against it. Blades like that offer a challange but it's not impossible. I have a few W&B's like that....

I actually just used the edge of my stone and adopted a few of the ideas above.

I could have left it, it didn't impact the shave at all.