Thread: Question? Can one side of the razor be sharper than the other?

Originally Posted by 10Pups

Is a bevel ever perfect ? I mean 3 or 4 extra passes on 1 side and well........

How about : are you rolling the edge a little when you strop ? Wouldn't take much and you would notice the difference.

Or is it just half way to needing a strop again.

Or is it all in your head ?

The answer is :::: yes

Most of this straight razor stuff is in your head

funny you should mention it, on the razor i recently honed (as mentioned in your other thread) i realised there was a chip in one side of the blade, i must have caught it with my dremel, so i subsequently started rehoning it, and have worked on the damaged side more than the other, so now the bevel is different depths on each side of the razor (only slightly) and i was wondering if it would affect anything, the only thing i could think of is the angle of attack, the actual overall angle of the edge of the razor should still be the same, just ofset to one side (i think, maybe)

Think about a Kamisori

That is an way more extreme example of an "Asymmetrical" bevel then any Western style Bi-Bevel should be able to achieve with a solid bevel set, and with care you can shave both sides of it...

Just a thought

No,,,,,,,,,I don't think it is physically possible.
The sharpness is determined by the edge,,,,,,
The edge requires two surfaces to meet,,,,,,
How can one surface have it's own edge?

Maybe your face is different on both sides.

There are many variables at play really and I'm sure there are slight differences in the sides of the razor.

It's more complicated with a kamisori. if you use both sides you need to use a different angle from one side to the other because the razor is so different from side to side.