Thread: Wanting small bevels

I have gone through a few edge restorations now and am looking at getting better. How do I achieve those small bevels? Is it purely the spine wear or the grind? Tape? I would appreciate a few lessons on how to keep those bevels small.
Thanks

I'm no honing expert, but I believe it's not something that is within the honer's control, for the most part. I may be wrong on this, but I believe it has to do with the factors that you mentioned...grind, hone wear on both the spine and edge, although tape can play a small factor. I think that tape plays a factor in getting a good bevel when there is excessive hone wear on a razor, so the two factors are certainly relatable.

The razor is going to dictate that,
Tape will make them a bit smaller and some correction can be done but,
trying to make a razor be something it is not will not work in the long run and you will create issues.
If you want to nail honing stop fighting the razor it will tell you what it needs not the other way around.

p.s. I speak from experience on that one

Edit: unless you are going to regrind the razor

Thanks guys, I have been letting the razors dictate anyway..... I am lazy. But in other words, I just need to order a new custom !

A line is determined by two points. In that same manner, a plane is determined by two lines. The spine represents one line and the edge represents another. The bevel is the result of the steel that is removed down to the level of the plane defined by the final edge and spine. Its width is entirely dependent upon the blade's geometry and the only way to make it more narrow is to use tape to raise the spine. This will have the effect of shifting the defined plane away from the center line of the blade and less steel will need to be removed above the plane and the bevel will be more narrow.

1. Tape
2. Minimal pressure.

Originally Posted by coachschaller

Thanks guys, I have been letting the razors dictate anyway..... I am lazy. But in other words, I just need to order a new custom !

Just Wow! That's certainly a way to deal with the issue. I like the way you think.

And, yes, what Utopian said. I wouldn't worry about it at all. I've had edges that area nearly no viewable even with the 30x loupe.

Originally Posted by coachschaller

I have gone through a few edge restorations now and am looking at getting better. How do I achieve those small bevels? Is it purely the spine wear or the grind? Tape? I would appreciate a few lessons on how to keep those bevels small.
Thanks

thickness near the edge. From a geometry standpoint, the only way to get a small bevel is if the blade is thin enough near the edge, and the spine is thick enough. Usually, the problem is with the thickness near the edge.