3/8 h/g vs 8/8 h/ground blade

**hi_bud_gl** · 01-05-2011, 09:43 PM

which one is hard to hone and why?

**JimmyHAD** · 01-05-2011, 10:12 PM

IME the smaller blade. I haven't honed many that small but the light weight and close geometry seemed to make them more difficult for me. I find it easier to use correct pressure on a larger blade is one thing.

**Utopian** · 01-05-2011, 10:21 PM

Agreed. The smaller is much harder. The geometry is much more difficult to maintain. You can really torque the edge on a larger razor but you can't on the smaller one. Also, taping a 3/8 razor, especially a wedge, can be a nightmare due to the edge of the tape extending so far onto the belly of the blade.

**Disburden** · 01-06-2011, 01:41 AM

I have had more trouble with a 3/8 blade than any 8/8 blade I have tried. I think just torquing the razor's blade face on such a smaller level can make tuning in edge sections a little trickier.

**holli4pirating** · 01-06-2011, 02:25 AM

I don't know that one is harder than the other, but I have to pay more attention with smaller blades.

**Kingfish** · 01-06-2011, 04:56 AM

For me the smaller blades require more skill to reach the same level of honing quality. Any uneven pressure exagerates rounding off the edge.

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