Thread: Sharper in the center than the toe and heel

I never used the rocking X-stroke. I feel the rocking worsens the smile. I use narrower hones, 1-2" width, instead.

Gssixgun told me correctly to use one side of the hone in a case like this and he was 100%, correct. I was considering cutting some hones.

Gentlemen,
It seems to me that we do not take proper notion of the subject and talk past each other. It is stated that the edge of the blade is right without any smiling. Then there remains in my humble vision nothing but looking to the properties of the stone. And a brand new Dovo, straight as an iron - if ever - has no other need than a simple flat stone and simple strokes performed by a simple shaving man. I'm such a man.

Joost

and apparently I am not such a man because I am struggling and looking for advice...

ESL

Have you used a magic marker to see what is happening to the edge while you hone? That might hold some explanation of what is going on with the edge.

Bob

One side of the hone??

Originally Posted by Airportcopper

One side of the hone??

I'm not sure what you mean with this. But even if I did, I have a Norton 4k/8k so I only have one side to work with on each

I can try the magic marker test, thanks. But by looking at the water push away it definitely LOOKS like the toe and heel are not pushing the water the same way. Is this what it typically looks like? Maybe I'm misreading what the water is doing...

Hi Senior ESL,

This Junior is very amused by the route this debate is taking. I shall work this problem out to the bone. But beware. I think that many readers will accuse me of putting on the jacket of the schoolmaster by telling facts that have been told in a hundredfold before, plowing through SRP.

Joost

Originally Posted by joostmoree

Gentlemen,
It seems to me that we do not take proper notion of the subject and talk past each other. It is stated that the edge of the blade is right without any smiling. Then there remains in my humble vision nothing but looking to the properties of the stone. And a brand new Dovo, straight as an iron - if ever - has no other need than a simple flat stone and simple strokes performed by a simple shaving man. I'm such a man.

Joost

Well the blade appears to not be sharp except for in the center. The advise I gave you was valid IMO as the blade is not hitting the hone equally at certain areas of the blade. So I would do what I am telling you if it was my blade. It only follows the edge of the blade and that is necessary to hone this one, or if you keep honing the blade flat, you will remove a lot of metal in the center to eventually get to the heel and toe. Its your blade and choice of course and I feel Im giving you the best advice. Others know much more than me though.

Originally Posted by EggSuckingLeech

I'm not sure what you mean with this. But even if I did, I have a Norton 4k/8k so I only have one side to work with on each

I can try the magic marker test, thanks. But by looking at the water push away it definitely LOOKS like the toe and heel are not pushing the water the same way. Is this what it typically looks like? Maybe I'm misreading what the water is doing...

Well, you might be surprised what the magic marker will tell you or not but it is a way of checking.

Bob