Thread: Beginner honing question

I have found that many TI razors have a wider bevel on the front side and a smaller one on the back. It seems that this is the way they are gound. I have honed tons of these both new and used for people and normally, I just reset the bevel using a 1K and follow up with the circle process. Sometimes if you have a used razor with a lot of flattening on both sides with the bevel wider on one side, you would set the bevel the same way and it would be corrected. It will not even out the width, but the edge will then behave properly and you can proceed with the honing process. I have not found the need to try to match the width of the bevels on both sides for the razor to perform well. Pretty straight forward. Thanks for the purdy pitures........lol. It is easy to over think some of this, particularly with the examples you have provided. I do however agree with a lot of what the article says, but, the biggest problem with the wedges we see is that there is significant flattening on both the spines and the bevels of these razors and typically the flattening is not the same on both sides. This creates the dilemma of whether you remove enough metal from both sides to try to get the edge to lay flat on the stone or try an alternative technique like a rolling X or exaggerated rolling X to create your bevel and then continue to use it with the rest of your honing. A simple layer or two of tape to steepen the angle of the bevel may only exaggerate the existing damage which will continue to show on the spine and a gazillion layers of tape may hamper the entire process. Honing is fun.......

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