Thread: Another Wedge

Can't recall off hand if they were home made scales or originals now that you ask. The benefits, if any, were a polish and maybe some added protection. I think there are some threads on here about using waxes.

Bob

Ok so I got the Goodbehere together this past friday and started honing. I used 4 layers of tape (what a pain in the ass!!!). I stared on a DMT 325, once the bevel was formed I switched to the norton 1K. Once the edge was shaving arm/leg hair I went 4K, 8K, coticule with slurry (slurry was diluted after 30 laps until there was very little slurry left). After that I finished on the same coti using water and Smith's honing solution only.

Shave test with the razor went pretty good considering I'm not that experienced on the hones AND that's my first big wedge. Shaved really well on the first two passes WTG & XTG, but then I wussed out and used a different razor for the ATG. I think I'll try another shave with it again tonight and if I'm still not sure bring it back to the 8K/finishing steps.

That is great, sounds like things went pretty well considering. Did you wind up with a narrow bevel?

Bob

Originally Posted by driftwood

Ok so I got the Goodbehere together this past friday and started honing. I used 4 layers of tape (what a pain in the ass!!!). I stared on a DMT 325, once the bevel was formed I switched to the norton 1K. Once the edge was shaving arm/leg hair I went 4K, 8K, coticule with slurry (slurry was diluted after 30 laps until there was very little slurry left). After that I finished on the same coti using water and Smith's honing solution only.

Shave test with the razor went pretty good considering I'm not that experienced on the hones AND that's my first big wedge. Shaved really well on the first two passes WTG & XTG, but then I wussed out and used a different razor for the ATG. I think I'll try another shave with it again tonight and if I'm still not sure bring it back to the 8K/finishing steps.

Thank you for describing your honing process! It will help me greatly when I get around to honing this big Elliot.

@Bob: nope! . It's uneven as well. It actually surprised me because the shoulder felt and appeared even. Oh well, not terribly concerned about it as long as it shaves well.

@Chreees: no problem. If I had known it was of interest I would have kept better notes on actual laps while bevel setting. The DMT is new so it didn't take as long as I was prepared for, but it was still a bit of a mission. I didn't get the bevel set in the first evening, the whole process took two solid honing sessions.

Originally Posted by driftwood

@Bob: nope! . It's uneven as well. It actually surprised me because the shoulder felt and appeared even. Oh well, not terribly concerned about it as long as it shaves well.

Aw well, you can't have everything and no matter really if it shaves well as you say. My W&B near wedge has a similar kind of bevel to yours and it shaves. My other near wedge has a narrow pretty even bevel, go figure it's a puzzle.

Bob

No worries. At least now I know to be patient with the bevel setting! :P

Got those scales on mine, btw. I posted pics on my "Huge Joseph Elliot Blade" thread. Love the way it turned out.

Ill go have a look! Glad that they turned out.