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    Default Mentor Help Correcting Frown?

    Sorry if this is the wrong place to ask, but I could use some help fixing the frown on this blade. I'm willing to hone it myself, I'm just concerned about making the situation worse with the full stabilizer. Can pay for your time.
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    Check the spine with a straight edge to make sure it is straight on both sides. If not correct with tape in low areas to get a straight edge. Cover all with one layer of tape. Breadknifed edge to remove frown. Reset bevel and hone. Should solve the problem.

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    You likely will have to reshape the heel/stabilizer so you do nor hone into the stabilizer. The should be a few threads on the forum on removing frowns and reshaping the hell/stabilizer. Good luck.

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    I see what Bob is seeing. Start with taking the stabilizer back. Then i use an old DMT 325 and work the frown into a slight smile. Then after killing the entire edge get to honing. It will take some time to hone after working the frown out as the edge will be flat. Well, if you use a high angle while working the frown out it helps speed up things a bit.

    Lots of info on doing this work. Im on my phone so cant help you look it up. But search and you will find a couple good detail posts on it. Good luck.
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    The cause of frowns is straight strokes on the hone and the need to reshape the heel. Once the heel is corrected http://straightrazorpalace.com/advan...ing-heels.html then you can simply hone with x-strokes or heel leading strokes with a swoop, that is provide you checked for the crooked spine previously mentioned. If you are looking for some one on one, meets are an awesome place to learn.
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    If you have 320 DMT, do 1/2 x-stroke sets of 20 on both sides with the spine raised off the hone by 30-45 degrees, check often by holding the razor up to a bright light bevel facing down onto a known flat hone, when you can't see light between the bevel and the hone you have removed the frown. I always do a few more sets after the frown is gone at a lower angle to start the new bevel
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    Quote Originally Posted by RezDog View Post
    The cause of frowns is straight strokes on the hone and the need to reshape the heel.
    Yes, straight strokes on a hone will put a frown in a razor especially if the spine has a curve in it, even a slight one. The blade edge should follow the curve of the spine.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BobH View Post
    Yes, straight strokes on a hone will put a frown in a razor especially if the spine has a curve in it, even a slight one. The blade edge should follow the curve of the spine.

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    That's why I use a rolling x-stroke on every razor, it really raised my honing game and I rarely have any issues anymore
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    I was hoping it wouldn't need the stabilizer fixed, but I guess that was wishful thinking. I did a search and found a nice thread by Euclid on the subject. I may try to correct it myself someday.
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    Quote Originally Posted by JP5 View Post
    I was hoping it wouldn't need the stabilizer fixed, but I guess that was wishful thinking. I did a search and found a nice thread by Euclid on the subject. I may try to correct it myself someday.
    You might want to take care of the heel/stabilizer fix before correcting the frown. Chances are without doing that you will honing into the stabilizer or by trying to avoid the stabilizer you could create a heel hook.

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