Thread: Turning a Frown upside down... When to stop??

Shawn. Are we talking about the same thing ? You can't determine a frown by lying a blade on a flat surface.
Take a look at the pics here for a definition of frowns.
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@ Onimaru55... Yep. Definitely talking about the same thing... I may be describing it either incorrectly or differently than you are expecting, however. The first and third pictures in your link are exactly how I set the razor down to see the Frown... With the blade down as if I were going to slice through the surface the blade was resting on. So, to check for the Frown, I did not lay the razor down as if I were setting it down to walk away but just like in those pics from your Link... Edge down. ?? When you mentioned the spine geometry I laid the razor down flat with the front blade face facing up and took a look at how straight it was, flipped it over so the back blade face was upward and double checked then turned it so that I had to hold the spine flat (... Edge pointing to the ceiling..) on the DMT to check that and they all looked fine as far as the spine goes. And, after honing, I haven't set the Edge straight on anything to check as I can see that it no longer has the Frown and she is shaving great... I didn't want to risk the Edge just to see how much of a Smile was there.

It could very well be my description or directions that are making it confusing... But, I think I have it better above... "Front Blade Face" Up would be alligator/croc mouth or "V" open to bite at the left... "Back Blade Face" Up is just the opposite with alligator/croc mouth or "V" open to bite at the right... "Edge Down" is as if I were going to slice through something with the Spine pointing up to the ceiling... "Spine Down" is just the opposite with the Edge pointing to the ceiling.

Thanks!

Shawn
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