Thread: Troubleshoot my honing mishap

Forget the “Pyramid”. Set the bevel fully, then drop to 2 layers of tape, ink the bevels to ensure you are honing to the edge and reset on the 1k.

If you can see chips at 60x that is pretty chippy and chances are the bevel was not fully set.

Joint it to remove any burr, then go through the progression of stones, removing each grit’s stria with the following stone.

The pyramid is a crutch for not fully setting a bevel at the 1k, eventually the bevel will come together if you do enough laps. Do enough laps at 1k to ensure the bevel is fully set and you do not need to keep dropping down in grits.

You do as many laps as it takes, not a recipe.

If the edge is rough, joint it again and reset it on the 12k. You should be able to get an edge on it, but it may not hold because of the steel. You can learn a lot about honing on those cheap razors, because the steel is unforgiving.

Originally Posted by GrimClippers11

It seems like this is the winning answer.

I applied 3 layers of tape before working it for way too long on a ~500ish grit until the new honing met the cutting edge. Then I worked my pyramid through 1k, 4k, 8k, and 12k, stropping lightly on bare linen between grit. While razor has a mirror finish at 60x magnification, there ever so slight chipping all along the cutting edge only just visible. I've been unable to get it to show on picture though. Next time I go into the fiance's clinic I'll have to photograph it off one of their microscopes. I'll have to return it to my coworker as a damn sharp box opener but a very poor excuse for a razor.

Thanks for all the help gents.

The trouble with low grade stainless is that the large carbides tend to break off as you approach an edge fine enough for shaving. Hence the chipping.