Thread: Question on consistency of bevel across the razor.

Haroldg48 - yes, I'm pretty sure I'm following what the bevel is - the slanted region that comes to the cutting/contact point. When looking through the jeweler's glass, it looks "shinier" because of the angle. Again - that original pic isn't a pic of my razor, it was just an example showing an even bevel.

Do you understand what various members have been trying to tell about what could cause (manufacturing faults) a bevel of varying width and not even match one side to the other? This condition does not necessarily mean it is not shave ready and that it can be more of a cosmetic issue.

Even a shave ready razor in the hands of a beginner may seem like it is not sharp enough due to a lack of shaving technique. Been there and done that.

Bob

I've only had one new razor - it wasn't as straight as a perfectly straight razor, and it was honed before I got it but it, too, was a bit dull because it wasn't honed all the way on the concave side of the warp. I had to rehone it. That's just the way it goes sometimes.

When you go to the older high-end razors from the more famous cutlers, it does seem that they were a little more careful about straightening the razor right after temper, and more precise about it. To my knowledge, all of the manufacturers do that, but it's a skill for sure to eye a razor and hammer it dead straight.

I personally don't care how thin the bevel gets toward the middle of a warped razor as long as I can get enough of it polished to get a good shave, and as long as there is enough there for the edge to be supported from failure so that failure happens by wear at the edge and not unexpected chipping. I'm not saying that's what's going on with your razor, I'm assuming if it's lacking sharpness it's because it was given the once-over and because it was likely warped, it may have needed the once over, a double check and then another once over.

BobH - this came from SRD, so I'm assuming Lynn honed it. This is why I'm asking. I was analyzing the blade to see how he did it so that I knew what to look for under the glass once I started honing. The other razors had very even bevels, which is why I was asking on this one. With that said - I used it again tonight and got a great shave. It still pulls more than my other razors (going to try CrOX tomorrow), but still got a good shave. Again, I was trying to analyze how Lynn hones so that I know what is good/not good at least based upon appearance.

Before you do anything get a hold of Lynn at SRD if you have any questions and/or concerns.

Bob

So thought I'd post a quick follow up on this...

Today I took the razor I've been worrying about the bevel on and felt was pulling a bit more than my others and did 6 passes on the cloth side with CrOX before stropping... I think I might have just pulled off my best/closest shave ever. Even better, I hit BBS after 2 quick passes on the cheeks/lips/chin, and after 3 passes on my neck (which has been a major pain for months now) it's 99% good. I changed up my technique a bit on the neck, so that could be a large part of it, but was really happy to see that this razor just needed a little "waking up" vs something with the honing.

Great to hear!!! CrOx can sometimes really work miracles