Thread: First time honing - questions...

Set the razor on a flat surface and see if it is warped. If so, that is why the bevel is uneven. An un-even bevel means nothing in terms of shaving.

But tape the spine. You have caused needless wear on the spine and if you wear the spine too much, you will have to use tape, to get a usable chip free edge.

Use tape to learn to hone, typically new honers use too much pressure and do too many laps and just wear the spine. Once you master honing… then decide if you want to use tape or not. You will learn to use less pressure and laps to get an edge by then.

You have to completely remove the chip, so just remove the chip by doing 45 degree laps with the spine off the hone or breadknife, until the chip is completely removed. Colored ink will easily tell you when that is. No matter how you do it, the steel has to be removed even with the bottom of the chip.

Then do circles until the bevels are meeting. Do not move up in grits until the chip is completely removed and the bevel is completely set.