Thread: Bevel question with pictures

I am only a month into this wonderful world of sharpening so please if anything seems self explanatory or this is a stupid question. Please take it easy on me... I'm pretty sure in using the proper terminology but the bevel on one side of the razor is wider then the other, like a lot wider. It is also the same from the heel to the toe.... The heels bevel is wider than toe, just want to know if this is a honing issue, if there is a way to fix the bevel or if it's completely normal and ok. I have been honing my razor on shapton 1k 5k 8k kitayama 12k shapton to 1 micron diamond paste to .5 micron diamond paste on the rough leather hanging strop. The only reason I'm explaining my setup is because I'm not sure if that's relevant to my issue.

As always thank you so much for taking the time to read this and answer my question

Fonz...

A wide bevel in some regions can be due to excess pressure on your part or simply due to the grind of the blade. The bevel is a plane defined by the line of the spine and the line of the edge. In other words, the bevel is a matter of the geometry of the blade.

I am only a month into this wonderful world of sharpening so please if anything seems self explanatory or this is a stupid question. Please take it easy on me... I'm pretty sure in using the proper terminology but the bevel on one side of the razor is wider then the other, like a lot wider. It is also the same from the heel to the toe.... The heels bevel is wider than toe, just want to know if this is a honing issue, if there is a way to fix the bevel or if it's completely normal and ok. I have been honing my razor on shapton 1k 5k 8k kitayama 12k shapton to 1 micron diamond paste to .5 micron diamond paste on the rough leather hanging strop. The only reason I'm explaining my setup is because I'm not sure if that's relevant to my issue.

As always thank you so much for taking the time to read this and answer my question

Fonz...

Welcome, photos would help diagnose your issue.

In general you may want to switch from diamond paste to, razor quality Chrome Oxide for smoothness and comfort.

How rough is your rough diamond paste strop? You may have more success with smooth leather, cloth or nylon, Chrome Oxide pasted strop.

Razors are not like knives, most are not perfectly straight, (especially Vintage Razors) and as a result bevels will not grind evenly. For a razor how a bevel looks, is not as important as how it shaves.

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Originally Posted by Euclid440

Welcome, photos would help diagnose your issue.

In general you may want to switch from diamond paste to, razor quality Chrome Oxide for smoothness and comfort.

How rough is your rough diamond paste strop? You may have more success with smooth leather, cloth or nylon, Chrome Oxide pasted strop.

Razors are not like knives, most are not perfectly straight, (especially Vintage Razors) and as a result bevels will not grind evenly. For a razor how a bevel looks, is not as important as how it shaves.

That's funny I just posted a new thread with pictures lol

Need photos of the whole razor and especially the spine. The spine is the jig that controls the angle and edge.

So far, it does not look too bad.

Originally Posted by Euclid440

Need photos of the whole razor and especially the spine. The spine is the jig that controls the angle and edge.

So far, it does not look too bad.

Alright I'm taking the picture with my loop on the lens.... Should I just take the loop off and take a picture of the razor or should I just take pictures of sections with the loop

Don’t need super close up, yet, just the spine and spine wear on both sides and the heel on both sides.

As close as you can getting the whole razor in the pic.

Originally Posted by Euclid440

Don’t need super close up, yet, just the spine and spine wear on both sides and the heel on both sides.

As close as you can getting the whole razor in the pic.

Will do! Tomorrow I'll be posting it