Thread: honing question

Originally Posted by dock13

thank you,but i am sure the frown is gone,it actually has a smile now,that is what i dont understand. I have checked it on a flat surface to make sure that the frown was gone.

Lay the razor on a flat surface with both spine and blade touching surface and make sure of your contact points. You can also sharpie the bevel then a couple of laps and make sure all the sharpie is being removed. If it is smiling the middle of the blade should be the easiest to hone.

thanks for the help, I used a dmt 325 to bread knife and set pre bevel as gssixgun video instructs, then moved to 1k ss. the hone wear is the same on both sides. the blade has a taper to it, wider at the toe than heal.there seems to be no warp to the blade.the other side of the picture, the bevel is a lot smaller, and not even, much smaller bevel width at the toe. I will post more pictures. I noticed that the stabilizers have a chip and a crack that does not go thru the razor on both sides. I am thinking on just sending it out to glen, as I am fairly new to honing. but I am pretty stubborn, but dont want to waste to mch steel

can somebody give me the link to upload photos?

Have you tried pressing with a fingertip with your non-honing hand and putting just a little extra pressure on the part of the blade that is not getting sharp? If you watch some of Glens videos, he demonstrates the technique.

thank you,will give it a try. i would post more pictures,but i cant find the link to upload pictures. lol

Coloring the bevels with a black marker can sometimes help to see what's going on.

Going from a 325 plate to a 1K is a big jump especially if you remove a lot of material it will take some work to get a 1K to produce an edge.

I like to use a progression to speed things up and completely set the bevel, 600, 1200 diamond plate, (Ez-lap credit card plates work well for this) circles with spine off the hone. Or a 400, 600 stone progression prior to a 1K will make the work easier and a bit quicker.

You will still put in some time on the 1K, circles until all the deep stria is removed then long blending strokes. Once you begin to get an edge lightly joint the edge on the corner of the 1K stone to remove a lot of the jagged 325 edge and then reset the bevel with x strokes on the 1K.

The photo upload is the 3rd icon from the right, on the tool bar.

thanks for all the help. edge finally came together at.0000.
I went to 600 choseria stone then to 1k, when the edge came, I dulled on the corner lime you said and started over on 1k. now pops hair, so on to norton 4k then polish on 8 12k. thanks again. this forum is great!!!

Nice work, the 600 is a lifesaver if you are bread knifing. If you plan on doing a lot of straitening or chip removal, a 400 Chosera is also a good investment.

I bread knife on a 325 or 600 plates then knock the corners off on the 325 or 600 plate then the 400 and 600 and finish on Chosera 1k. Goes fairly quickly with that progression.