Thread: Microscope for honing

Originally Posted by Deckard

Bevel set is crucial to honing success.
Scoping your edges takes out the guess work and skill. Why do a hard thing just for the sake of it???
Guys who do rolling x strokes and all those tricks are really working around an unset bevel. with old or warped razors sometimes this is preferable to honing off a ton of metal to get it set. Doing this can give a ton of hone wear on the spine and or really fat bevels. I would suggest using a microscope especially on a warped razor. Just make sure each successive scratch pattern removes the previous hones scratches and go right to the edge. Also makes sure your hones are reasonably lapped flat each time they are used.

Joe

Is this what you're calling a warped razor?