Toothie edge

Gents,
I hone usually 1000 grit threw 20,000 grit.. I use different pressures when honing. As imp rogress my pressure usually gets lighter. I do heel leading strokes.. Half strokes then x strokes to refine the edge.. Sometimes when I'm done with the progression the edge can be slightly Toothie..any tips on how to advoid this..?? It's Toothie before the strops.. And sometimes even after the strops ..

Have you seen if pastes or sprays tone it down a little?

I sometimes think if I get a toothy or prickly feeling shave that i have gone too far

How does the shave feel? What magnification are you seeing the "toothy" edge at? I was just thinking of this cause I honed a razor up and the edge looked toothy or fuzzy at 100X and I realized that it was actually particles picked up from the white paste on my linen strop.

I ran a search of the site and it showed "toothie" as being used three times, none with a description. So I hope it's not just me wondering what you mean...

as i unnerstand it:

toothie in feel is sharp but not buttery.

toothie in appearance is ...too much magnification generally. :p

could the steel not be able to hold up to the 20k hone? maybe finishing on something smoother but not quite that high of grit might help out.

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I was applying to much pressure at lower grits.i backed off pressure ..the striations from lower grits were so deep because of my pressure. .I backed off under magnification looks alot cleaner

Glad we could help!:gaah:

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Originally Posted by WadePatton

as i unnerstand it:

toothie in feel is sharp but not buttery.

toothie in appearance is ...too much magnification generally. :p

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I just got a set of Norton stones yesterday and started looking at my edges under magnification in preparation for honing. How much mag is too much? I have 40X, 100X and 400X.

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Originally Posted by john3126

I just got a set of Norton stones yesterday and started looking at my edges under magnification in preparation for honing. How much mag is too much? I have 40X, 100X and 400X.

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I usually use the 60x range of my hand-held 60-100x scope; sometimes the 100. The 60 is plenty for me to see if my bevel reaches the edge and my striations are even. A lot of guys use a 20-30x loupe with good results. I'm not sure how even the edge should even look at 400k, hopefully someone who uses the higher magnifications will chime in.

I am using the 100X now and thinking that might be too much.

I use a 30x loupe and it's more than plenty...

A wise man once said something like "The less I see, the better the shaves get" :)