Honing a smiling edge with a spine cutout

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Ok instead of writing this 3 separate times in PM's I decided to address it here


This thread about this razor has given me 3 PM's about how to hone them..

glen

I have a blade with the same spinal configuration as the wade and butcher you have in the photo of the latest article. any clues on how to hone it?





Ok honing is actually pretty simple if you forget the Rock-n-Roll X stroke, I use tape on every razor, period, I didn't spend hours polishing that beauty up to lay down some ugly hone wear when I can solve that problem for 10 cents worth of tape

Regardless of tape or no tape the honing is the same..

You have to use the 45 degree heel forward stroke so that you don't wobble the blade
Google "gssixgun, honing, smiling blade" and you can watch it done..

If you look close you will find an even spine line through there BUT you have to keep the spine fully in contact with the hone if you try a Rocking or Rolling stroke the spine will most likely bump where the spine cutout is...

Problems:

Someone in the past messed up the line already.
Solution:
1. Cut a new line then re-buff the razor
2. Use 2 layers of tape

Somebody in the past freehanded the edge
Solution:
A ton of work cutting a true bevel


Many of these older heavy Sheffields have some pretty bad spine wear,I still believe that the spines are much softer then newer hollow grinds which creates this problem way easier..
You can either:
Re-grind the blade (The solution in the past)
Spend hours to even up the spine and get a 1/4 inch wide bevel
Tape the razor

It is your razor so do what you want


ps: I never advise using more than 3 layers of tape it gets a little too squishy after that for my taste, but again it is your razor..


pps: For those reading the thread that think I am bouncing around to answer questions that haven't come up I was trying to hit all of the questions from the pm's Sorry