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    Question little question about first step of honing with a "strange" method

    Hi guys,

    This afternoon, I worked on some razor blade and even with two knife. And suddenly I had a idea which I'm not sure if it can work.

    Sometime I find some razors with the edge exactly like a butter knife, not edge or bevel et even too thick, even not sure if it could cut a apple. As I don't like large hone wears, I thought ( not tested yet, maybe some of you already tested) to passe the this kind of edges on DMT but with 35-40 degree to make the edge finer until it cuts something then I can start the normal honing procedure?

    As I told it is a idea came up this afternoon and I did not tries yet but as I had a bad experience with a same kind of a razor blade (big/large hone wear) I though this theory.

    Do you think that might be worked? In otherwise to set the bevel I absolutely need to pass the blade on DMT to have a bevel and the DMT being me out a large hone wear which I hate to see.

    No need to say to try with some layers of tape. I tried already.

    Thanks in adv guys

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    This whole thread is good, but post #2 is most relevant . http://straightrazorpalace.com/advan...l-setting.html
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    I do exactly what you are talking about when taking out a chip or other edge corrections...which may include getting ready for a bevel set. Free handing with enough pressure to remove steel, but not to flex the blade, with the spine close to the diamond stone is how I do it...a lot like sharpening a knife. Just remember that diamonds really remove steel quickly, but what you are thinking about works & works well.
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    I too partake in this. If you are looking to get a bevel a little smaller put a layer or two of electrical tape on the spine of the razor. It works wonders on old blades.
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    Note: I recommend this over "breadknifing" always
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    Thanks for the link and the ideas. i was just not sure and thinking if it might give a false angle to edge which can be difficult while polishing the edge on fine hones. then i will make some try with old ones when i got chance.

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    I have recently put edges on restored razors which had no bevel at all.

    I used 3 or 4 layers of tape ( I cant recall-its late) and honed them normally, starting on a 1k.

    They came out fine with small bevels.

    One had a chip, which for the first time, I lifted the spine off the hone until the chip was nearly gone. I wish I would have known about this method before. It works a treat.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JOB15 View Post
    I have recently put edges on restored razors which had no bevel at all.

    I used 3 or 4 layers of tape ( I cant recall-its late) and honed them normally, starting on a 1k.

    They came out fine with small bevels.

    One had a chip, which for the first time, I lifted the spine off the hone until the chip was nearly gone. I wish I would have known about this method before. It works a treat.
    Yep tried it too this week.,it works fine, but with this methode with 1k? You spend too much time to have a bevel? I used a dmt as told in the link.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Oustoura View Post
    Yep tried it too this week.,it works fine, but with this methode with 1k? You spend too much time to have a bevel? I used a dmt as told in the link.
    I did not realise how long it took to set the bevel because I was more interested in how it was forming. Letting me know whats going on with this vintage razor, what state the symmetrics were in .

    I cant say it took an age, although I was on the Chosera with a slurry which doesn't hang about.

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