Thread: Honing

I have just started honing for the first time and I keep taking more metal out from the middle of the blade I have been doing the x pattern stroke but the bevel is wider in the middle can any please help me with correcting this problem?

Hi Peter

Please post some pics. Getting a frown is bad.

OTOH, it may be blade geometry. Having the bevel exactly symmetrical is desired but some blades will not allow such.

Is it a smiler?

Is the bevel widening the same on both sides of the blade and at the same spot.

Using a straight edge, test the blade for any curves.

Thanks For replying I tapped the spine with 3 tapes of electrical tape and it evened the bevel out luckily

What are you honing and what are you honing on?

Rolling X that is all.

Glen has a stroke that I use quite often. It is in his videos, a heel leading stroke with a swoop at the end.

Inconsistent bevel width, probably an inconsistent spine.

2 are the problems: or geometry problem on spine or you do too pressure with your finger on blade at middle

Is the problem the same on both sides of the blade? If the wear is the opposite on the other side, then it may well be a bent spine. Rolling-X on a narrow piece of real estate would work well there.

As others have said, look up rolling x-stroke.

Post pictures if possible