Thread: Trouble honing Wester Bros Wedge

Glad you liked the linked info, like I said I found it very helpful and wished I had of seen it before doing my first near wedge. The second one came out super after reading the article and applying it. The only caveat is to watch when you measure for blade size and to do so from the hone wear not the spine to the edge. The app works for all razors, I think, to get you a proper bevel angle. Are you going to take another crack at it?

Bob

Quick math for using tape:

0-1mm of spine wear 1 layer
1-2mm of spine wear 2 layers
more than 2mm spine wear 3 layers

After 3 layers of tape things tend to get a bit too spongy for my taste and perhaps one should think about a re-grind...

Use 3M tape it really does last better
If you get tape residue, take the old piece of tape wrap it around your fingers, sticky side out and dab the residue off
Apply the tape evenly
Change the tape at least at every stage of honing


And there you have the simplistic easy peasy version of "Taping a spine"