Thread: That shaped hone...

Originally Posted by Bill31521

You can't sell stones and "special" lapping plates if nobody wants to talk about it.

Nailed It ^^^^^

Originally Posted by gssixgun

Here is the issue

Looking at 1000's of Dovo edges over the years shows none of this to be true , they simply lift the spine then drag it over the Convex hone creating a Frown

Over 60% have it

So the science falls apart in reality

I don't know or care who the Gentleman is

This has truly become the "Epitome of Stupidity"

There is one person pushing this for money, I wouldn't care other then that little dweeb involved me after I proved his "Hypothesis" to be flawed, and he started tagging me for Hits on YouTube..

I don't care who posts about it... I am going to continue to say the same thing

Prove It !!!


I have yet to even a Micro-graph even attempting to convince anyone of Concavity of the edge

Again this thread is just documenting evidence of the fact that this way of honing was something actually done in history. I really don't care if the edge is concave or not tbh. First source actually claimed it was to reduce honing time. What Dovo does or does not do has no impact of these texts which are over 100 years old. Jarrod has many flaw I'm sure but I doubt money grabbing is one since many a time I've asked him about this topic he basically tells me to go get a lobster pot and make a convex hone myself. He doesn't sell many stones anymore either. More likely a dog with a bone mentality than anything else. Maybe I'm naive.

Once again

Prove It !!!

You have simply revived Controversy much like Tape vs No Tape and GD razors

The same circular BS

Show us the edges you have honed on your Convex hones, lets see them, hopefully they don't have huge scratch's all up above the bevel like Jarrod's showed.."
Your first foray into this I gave you the benefit of the doubt as being naïve, however now it seems you just like to stir the pot..

Originally Posted by gssixgun

Once again

Prove It !!!

You have simply revived Controversy much like Tape vs No Tape and GD razors

The same circular BS

Show us the edges you have honed on your Convex hones, lets see them, hopefully they don't have huge scratch's all up above the bevel like Jarrod's showed.."
Your first foray into this I gave you the benefit of the doubt as being naïve, however now it seems you just like to stir the pot..

Again, this thread is simply addresses whether people in the past used convex hones. It is not here to address the technical claims of honing in said fashion. No one is pushing the issue of technical claims but you.

Originally Posted by thp001

Again, this thread is simply addresses whether people in the past used convex hones. It is not here to address the technical claims of honing in said fashion. No one is pushing the issue of technical claims but you.

Sorry but that is what you started, and I will bring the attention to it every single time

again Prove It

Have you ever even used a Convex Hone or are you just stirring the pot for attention

Show us your edges

Too easy,,

I figured as much, you needed attention ??? well you got it now..

You haven't ever used one, have you, just another clueless follower, quoting other peoples work and threads on other forums.

Oh my God! I can't believe you guys are still talking about this s***.

It feels like I ate mushrooms and watched who's on first on loop

Thinning the shoulder of the bevel is easily done by honing with a little more torque than normal on a flat stone. You simply don't need a convex hone

I mean, I get that there can be value in lost arts. Hell, look at us shaving with straight razors for example. I also understand the point about how they did actually do it and someone isn't just making it up.
You know what else they used to actually do? Crap in a hole in the ground, carry water from the river, blood let, burn witches, believe the world is flat...just a few examples. Sometimes we don't still.do things for a reason.

If anyone wants 27 pages of convex hones and whether barbers used them for wedges, fill yer boots.
https://sharprazorpalace.com/advance...lden-days.html
Some great off topic banter too.