Thread: Can someone explain this?

Originally Posted by ocelot27

[...] I doubt the tape had anything to do with it [...]

And I think that the tape might just have done it in the end. Sometimes an angle change of 0.8 degrees may just make the difference between an angle just too low for a decent bevel to be formed and one that results in stable edge. Another reason might be that you possibly created a secondary bevel, which held better than the one set without tape. Maybe they're two parts of the same reason.

Or maybe it was something else, but this is my best guess.

Originally Posted by Pithor

And I think that the tape might just have done it in the end. Sometimes an angle change of 0.8 degrees may just make the difference between an angle just too low for a decent bevel to be formed and one that results in stable edge. Another reason might be that you possibly created a secondary bevel, which held better than the one set without tape. Maybe they're two parts of the same reason.

Or maybe it was something else, but this is my best guess.

Good point - I was assuming there is no or little hone wear...

John

Thanks everyone. There was very little hone wear on the razor, and it's hollow ground. I added the tape because I was concerned I was going to create hone wear with all the honing I was doing.

How about a photo and close up of spine and edge?

Something is going on.

Originally Posted by Foxhill

Thanks everyone. There was very little hone wear on the razor, and it's hollow ground. I added the tape because I was concerned I was going to create hone wear with all the honing I was doing.

Just use tape and eliminate the worry about spine wear. 1 or 2 layers of tape when setting the bevel and 1 layer for everything else. A byproduct is the tape will increase the angle of the bevel and it will set easier. At least thats been my expierence. I now tape every blade when I hone it just keeps things simple.

Football season was great for watching a game and doing a bunch of razors all at once. Guess now it will have to be NASCAR or golf.

A good thing to remember when using tape though is to change it every now and then, as it wears considerably faster than steel (even though the main pressure in honing should be on the edge, not the spine). I usually replace the tape after I get the bevel right.