Thread: Uneven Bevel

I have a Dovo Bismarck with an uneven bevel. One side is very slight. To even this out should I start on the 1000 with equals laps on both sides or concentrate on the light side.

Thanks.

That depends on why your bevel is uneven. If you look almost straight down at the bevel so you are looking at the tip of the apex and look all the way along the length of it, are there any sparkles or very bright lines? If so the bevel if not completely set. Another possibility is that the edge is not straight as in it has a smile or a frown. If your blade has a smile you will need to fix your stroke to get the bevel even and fully set. If it has a frown then there are ways to correct that too. Working on the 1K will fix that and perhaps the shoulder of your bevel at the same time. If it is not it may be uneven because your grind wavers a little bit. You can straighten the bevel with a 60 degree heel leading stroke to some degree. It is likely a cosmetic issue, How does the blade shave? A picture would be very handy.

I have several razors with uneven bevils, most due to my own hands! However, if they shave fine I am able to ignore it unless it is really bad. Where are the pictures?

If you mean that the bevel on one side of the blade is narrower than on the other side of the blade there might be something off physically with the blade. Say the spine comes down lower to where the hone comes in contact one one side than the other. The side with the lower contact point would have a narrower bevel.

Photos of both sides of the blade and a head on shot would probably help.

Bob

I will try some photos later today, after I get home. Razor shaves okay but does not seem to hold an edge well. Purchased from SRD and only refreshed maybe three times on a 12000 Nani.

Yup, post some photo before you do anything, it may not matter if it shaves well.

Lay the blade on a flat surface and compare both sides, to see if the edge and spine touch the surface across the whole blade.

Usually, if the bevel is wider on one side, it is caused by a slight warp and sometimes honing on half the hone can resolve it, as said.

Originally Posted by Euclid440

Yup, post some photo before you do anything, it may not matter if it shaves well.

Lay the blade on a flat surface and compare both sides, to see if the edge and spine touch the surface across the whole blade.

Usually, if the bevel is wider on one side, it is caused by a slight warp and sometimes honing on half the hone can resolve it, as said.

Or the grinding is uneven - if there's more steel on one side it will show as a wider bevel. If the width of the bevel is variable along the same side, that could indicate a problem with the spine - but if the bevel is consistent - but wider on one side of the blade than the other, that suggests uneven grind to me.

No worries its doable the 12k is very slow but it does have enough cutting power just takes time. I think that was his point to keep it slow and controlled and monitor how the bevel develops. Err on the side of caution if you will.

A while back I posted a similar thread about the 12K. I have had my 12k for several years and it has seen a lot of razors.

So I did this experiment and remove a couple chips from a razor using only a 12k Super Stone and documented it here.12k chip removal /bevel setting.

If the difference really bothers you, then there is plenty of advice posted already, so I'm not going to add to that. What I will say is, if the razor is shaving ok and has a good edge, then I wouldn't worry about the bevel size being different. The edge is obviously the most important aspect. The bevel could be different due to a miniscule difference in the spine width, being wider one side than the other. It wouldn't need to be very much at all to alter the way the razor lies flat on the hone. If that is the case, you'd have to take some metal from the spine (the slightly wider side) to get the bevels equal. If the razor shaves ok, is it worth the hassle? Are you risking ruining your razor?