Thread: can't get it to work

When the razor is sharp is it evenly sharp along the whole edge or is the heel less sharp ???
Any pics of this blade ?
Will it not shave at all after 8k ?

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I agree with eleblu05 about determining whether your hone is flat. Put a grid on the hone with pencil and run the DMT lightly over it about half a dozen to a dozen times. If the grid is gone your hone is flat.

Uneven spine wear will more than likely be due to your honing technique rather than the kit. If you apply uneven pressure to the razor then you will end up with uneven wear on the blade.

The same applies with the honing results; Its probably down to you rather than the kit. First thing I would say is if you're putting wear on the spine, slap a layer of electrical tape on the spine while you hone. That way you wont be removing loads of steel while you sort your edge and learn the feel of honing a blade.

yes it is saturated and it feels gritty all over after i'm done cause the lapping stone is extra course

no pics it is unevenly sharp after finishing a few laps but only on one side of the blade. it will cut after 8k but it shaves like it came off of extra course grit

i use electrical tape on rough stones. since this stone is as wide as the razor, when I use the x pattern and i barely use it, I barely run off the stone. i'm fairly certain that the DMT is convex somehow, cause i honed on an older stone I have and i could cut arm hair easily, then move to the 4k after lapping and it's so dull you could ride the blade to china.

Ok, so if I were you I would lap both sides of the stone until it no longer feels gritty on either side. And I'm talking about when you rinse the grit made from the lapping stone off your hone. The hone both sides, should feel as smooth as silk all over. If you are concerned about your DMT, buy some 220 grit wet/dry sandpaper and a scrap piece of glass from the hardware store. Get rubber cement and apply evenly on the back of the paper, glue it to the glass, and use a rolling pin to flatten it out on the glass. Roll the pin over it for a few seconds every half hour until glue is dry. Use that instead of your DMT. Lap for 5-15 min on each side or for 1/8 of an inch, maximum. If you still have problems, its not your hone, its your technique or your razor. Also, use the pyramid honing system listed here, and don't assume you know what that entails, actually look it up and follow it.

i have done the grid thing with both sides of the stones, done little circles, figure 8's, back and fourth, side to side until the grid is gone completely then taken a fairly good cutting razor from a medium coarse grit stone and started honing in straight back and fourth and small x pattern motions with very little pressure for about 10 to 15 laps. take it to my arm hair, and it can't even cut on one side of the blade or not cut at all without hacking through hairs.

Just an idea --

Check this thread for the YouTube video on 'proper honing pressure'.

http://straightrazorpalace.com/video...re-honing.html

It's _easy_ to use too much pressure (I do it all the time!). And it makes the edge -- even off an 8K stone -- unsuitable for shaving.

charles

I doubt you have an even bevel or maybe a burr.
http://straightrazorpalace.com/honin...ide-blade.html