Thread: perfect hone job for a beginner

Reminds me of the eraser knife my father used to use. I bet it will erase your whiskers.

Here's another one by Wade and Butcher:

At least he called it a "not so straight razor."
The scales look like they are in pretty good shape, if they don't have insect damage on the inside.

Originally Posted by tcrideshd

I guess you can hone on dished hones!!! I,m sorry I just couldn't help myself. Tc

Or convex. Some people are said to be really good at making matched pairs of those.

It's a pretty good question why it ended like this. Whoever ground it to this shape probably wasn't planning to sharpen it.

It's a classic example of what can happen to your razor if you don't tape first.

Originally Posted by Hirlau

It's a classic example of what can happen to your razor if you don't tape first.

A classic example of using a concave hone

I really don't know what you guys are complaining about. That would probably shave a face like mine just fine.