Thread: Dedicated Bevel Setting ....

I know this is off topic but I really have to comment on the "knife" guy sharpening a razor. I have been sharpening knives for about 40 years, by hand, no jigs what so ever. I can feel the bevel as it is being made and as it is being polished. I have met some very talented knife guys and these top tier gents also relate to me that they use no jigs or crutches. Actually a razor has a built in "crutch" called the spine. I have a journeyman's card as finish carpenter, welder, and elevator mechanic. I had no trouble with the actual honing of a razor once I found out what rocks to use. I may be off base here but one very important attribute for being a master at honing, as a lot of the guys that have posted here are, is to have hands that have very good touch, feel and muscle control. Any individual that can take two pieces of wood or metal and mate them end to end with no light showing between the crack can, I assure you, sharpen a razor within a very short time.

Just an observation,
Richard