Thread: 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

This whole thread is good, but post #2 is most relevant . http://straightrazorpalace.com/advan...l-setting.html

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.

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.

Note: I recommend this over "breadknifing" always

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.

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.

Originally Posted by JOB15

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.

Originally Posted by Oustoura

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.