Thread: Hone towards a smile?

This maybe a dumb question and probably gone over a hundred times,but help me? I know what one means by "hone towards a smile" but what technique does that entail? Or better yet how do I do that?

Check out Glen's (gssixgun) 'Honing A Smiling Wedge' video, it should help;
http://straightrazorpalace.com/video...-gssixgun.html

I interpret this as honing more on the heel and the tip ends to produce a smiling blade profile. I personally do not see a reason to do that to a perfectly fine straight blade.
On smiling blades, rolling x-stroke allows to contact the bevel with the hones along its entire length, and not introducing uneven spine wear.

There are also vids from Charlie aks Spazola and Alex aka Phildelph that basically show the same technique

In the Library is an excerpt from an old Barber's manual that shows another technique (not a fan here) that also works..

That gives you 4 different perspectives