Thread: Bevel question

Hi there, newbie here.
Just for background (you can skip this part if lazy), I started using a straight razor with a cheap POS from Gold Dollar that I was gifted from a friend. I really enjoyed it, as most do, and started using it exclusively. However my friend failed to care for it properly so it was already slightly rusty and had a chip in the blade that kept getting bigger. So I bought a Dovo 5/8 from Straight Razor Designs and have been loving it ever since. However I noticed that there is a big difference in bevel size between the two, being that the Dovo has a very very small bevel. The bevel also seems to be slightly uneven as it's a little bigger on near end and shorter on the far end.

My question is this, Is it good for a blade to have a very short bevel or a long one? Can I strop a bevel onto a blade or would I have to hone it? As far as I can tell the blade is still sharp enough to give a good shave however I want to make sure this blade last for as long as possible.

The bevel is the result of geometry, nothing more.

Two points define a line.
Two lines define a plane.
Each bevel is a plane defined by the spine and the edge.
The thicker the grind of the blade near the edge, the more steel that is in the way and has to be removed for the bevels on each side to meet at the line that forms the edge. As long as the two bevels fully meet to form that edge, the size of the bevels is irrelevant.

You should not try to strop a bevel onto blade. You only should hone it if it needs to be honed to produce, or bring back, an edge. If you are getting a good shave, then you do not need to hone it.

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This !!

If it shaves, then the bevel height is irrelevant. I've got short bevels, tall bevels, and some that snake because of a wonky grind. They all shave well. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.