Thread: Edges of Hone

I would like to ask you advanced guys another question please. What is the best way to bevel the edge of a hone? In the Wiki's on honing it states, "The reason we bevel the corners of a hone is to avoid doing any damage to that razor sharp edge we are trying to develop" however it does not say how to bevel the edges. Please advise.

A lapping plate such as a DMT D8C or you can use sandpaper on a flat surface. Just round the edges and make sure to get rid of any chips that the blade woukd come in contact with when honing.

I tip the hone on edge as I rub it over my lapping plate and vary the angle between the stone and the lapping plate until I have achieved a small radius (on the long edges of the stone). In essence you are using your lapping plate to sand or grind the sharp edge off of the stone.

I might add to use wet/dry sandpaper or another hone . . . not sure what the advanced guys would think though.

I'm definitely retarded here so nothing else to add