Thread: How I hone and set my edge (a cheaters guide to setting the edge)

It sounds like a longer way of performing a sharpie test. Apply sharpie marker to the edge of the blade, give it a few laps on the stone and see where it has been ground off by the stone. Give it a whirl.

Thanks. I will give this a try. I use sharpies in reloading to check seating depths (to see if a bullet is engaging the lands in the barrel), but never thought about using it to see where your hone is missing the edges of your razor.

Originally Posted by MattCB

It sounds like a longer way of performing a sharpie test. Apply sharpie marker to the edge of the blade, give it a few laps on the stone and see where it has been ground off by the stone. Give it a whirl.

You guys drive me nutz with all the hoops you jump thru to set bevels.
Is all very simple,takes 10 secs with this nifty little device,got mine at the county fair,$1.99.

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

You guys drive me nutz with all the hoops you jump thru to set bevels.
Is all very simple,takes 10 secs with this nifty little device,got mine at the county fair,$1.99.

Wow! Say goodbye to sharpies and tape for good. Now you gotta find a set that goes up to 12k lol

That picture made my teeth hurt...

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

You guys drive me nutz with all the hoops you jump thru to set bevels.
Is all very simple,takes 10 secs with this nifty little device,got mine at the county fair,$1.99.

I wouldn't put my Wade & Butcher through that contraption.

Originally Posted by WetShaveObsession

I know what this is. I have one, actully I have a few. This is a good opportunity for mme to learn. Isnt the purpose of setting the bevel not only to ensure that both sides of the razor meet at a center point but that threy also do so at the proper angle? Im not sure how to do that with this.

They need to make a sarcasm font at some point lol

Geeez ,rough Crowd today,honing is not rocket science folks,Besides people charge to much to do it.
I have the tools,Look for my Ad in members Services,any Blade, 99 Cents.

I can see where you are coming from with your up and down hone idea, but even if the surfaces begin to look even this could just mean that the edge was hiting the hone uniformally and the bevel is not yet set. I've tried several tests but have settled on the razor across the back of a damp thumbnail. If it bites the bevel is set and as you slide the blade across the nail any spots where the bevel isn't set will slide.I'm still trying to get my head round how to tell if the scratches from the previous hone have been removed as I'm not sure how you tell which scratches have been made by which hone as they all run in the same direction. That's next on my list to concentrate on.

Lol that grinding wheel reminds me of a time I was in Turkey. There was a little old Turkish man in the market that was "sharpening" knives with one of them run off a small generator. The women were taking their kitchen knives to him. He would takes the knife and just let rip on the stone......sparks galore and no cooling in water for this chap ohhhh noooo sireee just lots of sparks and temper destroying heat. It still makes me cringe but I guess it was good for repeated business, he was there every week and no doubt doing the same knives for the same people as there is no way in hell that after he had his hands on them they would hold an edge