Thread: Arrrg...

I bought this little Cosmo Mfg., Germany razor for next to nothing on the bay ($27 USD). I have not been able to get an even bevel. I noticed a slight warp in the blade as the non-show side will only contact the hone in the middle and a bit towards the toe. I thought a slight rolling X stroke might help. Nope. Then it dawned on me... There must be a frown as result of the warp. I placed a post it note on top of my Chosera, set the blade on it, and yep, there is the frown...

The frown is a tad deeper than the photo reveals.

What at do you guys think? Is a little bread knifing in order? Nothing extreme, just enough to remove the frown in the middle.

(This is only my second bevel-set to finish hone job. No, I do not want to send it to a pro honer , unless I absolutely cannot get it to shave ready. I bought several cheap razors specifically for the purpose of learning to hone. I am kinda glad this razor has a bit of a frown and so I can learn to correct it.)

It is so much easier to straighten or in your case correct the frown and sculpt the edge to the shape you want, (amount of smile) then just get the bevels to meet with a rolling, X stroke honing. This will give you the most control of the smile and edge.

So, yes, breadknife it lightly, dragging the razor slightly tilted in the direction of travel, up and down a 1k stone or diamond plate. Then flip the edge up, spine on the bench and blend the straight edge to the curve of the smiling ends.

Start honing with a 45 degree, spine off the hone circles. once the bevels are close put 2 layers of tape on the spine and hone with ink on the bevels and a rolling X stroke.

There are several good videos, Glenn and Charlie Lewis’s that demonstrate the technique well.

Nice, easy approach. Similar discussion some years ago (with a more search-friendly title):

http://straightrazorpalace.com/honin...ing-blade.html

Glenn started a nice tutorial right here on the "Advanced Honing Topics" sub forum entitled "Edge restoration-Hervey bevel setting". Gives allot of information on doing just what you might be trying to accomplish.
From my limited experience High angle honing seems to me to be a more edge friendly way to breadknife and re-profile an edge than breadknifing the edge square to the stone.

45 degree angle honing… would be considered “high angle honing”.

No matter how you do it, repairing an edge is not edge friendly, the goal is to remove metal, in this case remove metal to remove a chip and re-shape the edge to a smiling profile.

Originally Posted by MisterMoo

Nice, easy approach. Similar discussion some years ago (with a more search-friendly title):

http://straightrazorpalace.com/honin...ing-blade.html

I was expecting something to do with pirates

I bought this little Cosmo Mfg., Germany razor for next to nothing on the bay ($27 USD).

Ha ha i never bought so expensive razor
take shubler measuring device and a permanent marker make the edge black and get the dimention from the base of the chip to the line of the spine wear .
scetch the new edge line and take all down on the grinder .then reset the bevell again from a square point
As i restore a lot of old blades i do this permanent and it works perfect .