Thread: help with troublesome blade

I have the Norton 250 all the way up to 8000 I am trying to set bevel on an old boker I one side is a nice and even bevel the other side it is just putting a bevel in middle of blade and not on the ends just wondering if any one would have an idea of what is causeing this So the blade is sharp in the middle but not in the ends

Lay the blade on a flat surface and see if the full length of the spine makes contact. Do both sides of blade. It might be warped.

Originally Posted by bouschie

Lay the blade on a flat surface and see if the full length of the spine makes contact. Do both sides of blade. It might be warped.

Ya that must be the problem when I lay flat the one side is almost touching the whole way and the other side has a gap in middle from flat surface to spine so is it fix able or not worth it to fix?

Marker paint surface and try to grind. You can see the place where the metal is removed.

Originally Posted by tylorboese

Ya that must be the problem when I lay flat the one side is almost touching the whole way and the other side has a gap in middle from flat surface to spine so is it fix able or not worth it to fix?

You might try marking the bevel both sides with magic marker then do some rolling X heel forward strokes to compensate for the warp/twist. How the marker wears will tell you if your stroke is right or needs adjusting.

Bob

I am sure there is a video somewhere about this. If it were me on the sine that does not make full contact. I would only lay the spine on 1000 stone and carefully grind it flat. You may all try putting electrical tape in the area that does not make contact. I am sure someone will tell you I am totally wrong but that is what I would try. Good luck.

I have a warped blade that was difficult until I got it honed. If you can imagine it, hone as though your hone was 1 1/2" wide and just don't use the rest of the hone. In a really old post about a similar razor the suggestion was made to draw a line down the hone and just use the outside edge. Couple that with your marker test.