Thread: Ding! Ding!

Originally Posted by ferroburak

Sorry to hear that you dinged your blade. You could have formed a wire edge with that many strokes on a finishing stone.

I don't think so. I have never been able to see a wire edge produced this way. I have seen edge degradation as the edge has gotten thin and chippy but I have never been able to produce a wire edge in this manner.

Usually if I am trying to repair a ding, I start with back honing to try to re-align the ding before commencing regular honing.

I dinged one of my Palmeras a couple mos ago,was microscopic,had no effect on the shave whatsoever.
It still botherd me tho,sent it to a pro,just needed a new bevel set and polish,cheap, do not need the grief of doing it myself

Originally Posted by Utopian

I don't think so. I have never been able to see a wire edge produced this way. I have seen edge degradation as the edge has gotten thin and chippy but I have never been able to produce a wire edge in this manner.

Usually if I am trying to repair a ding, I start with back honing to try to re-align the ding before commencing regular honing.

I looked at the edge every 10 strokes, and didn't notice a wire edge. The shave today was very comfortable. Way better than before.

@Utopian what is back honing?

Originally Posted by pcm

I looked at the edge every 10 strokes, and didn't notice a wire edge. The shave today was very comfortable. Way better than before.

@Utopian what is back honing?

Spine first, like stropping