Thread: New Ebay Find, Start to Finish

Why not just use a rolling x stroke and hone around the spine "issue"?

Interesting thread. I have a couple of eBay razors that I haven't figured out out to hone because of spine issues.

Originally Posted by jfk742

Why not just use a rolling x stroke and hone around the spine "issue"?

Rolling X stroke could work, but usually people use it more so for razors with a pronounced smiling blade.

Originally Posted by daverojo77

Interesting thread. I have a couple of eBay razors that I haven't figured out out to hone because of spine issues.

Doing spine "restoration" seems kind of tricky. If it is an expensive razors and you're not used to doing this type of "restoration", I would send it to a pro. If you don't have a lot of cash into the razor and/or feeling like doing it.....Go for it. You never learn to do things unless you try. We all have to start somewhere. I've had my share of messing up a blade while honing or doing some sort of work on it to make it "better". I think everyone has a time or 2.



(Now yall don't go and beat me up for what I said)

Originally Posted by Willisf

GREAT JOB!

Correcting the spine is an evil part of "fixing" a straight razor to make it hone properly. We all forget that a straight razor is a tool. We'd like to keep it all "pretty", but sometimes functionality over looks is needed more. Some razors need spine correction more than other. I guess you're lucky if the spine and edge are perfectly in sync with each other, but not always the case.

Thanks for posting this. Gives me some great pointers!

Then again, this razor would be honeable with a rolling X stroke. There is no reason to grind it flat. Especially since it won't shave better, and now you also have a big flat piece of hone wear on the spine.

See.....Even on posts I am learning..... Thanks Bruno.

I killed a John Barber razor when I first started honing, trying to get it flat. Make the rolling x-stroke your friend, it will help with LOTS of razors. And also help with resale if you ever decide to sell a razor it won't have terrible looking hone wear

Originally Posted by Bruno

Then again, this razor would be honeable with a rolling X stroke. There is no reason to grind it flat. Especially since it won't shave better, and now you also have a big flat piece of hone wear on the spine.

Originally Posted by rodb

I killed a John Barber razor when I first started honing, trying to get it flat. Make the rolling x-stroke your friend, it will help with LOTS of razors. And also help with resale if you ever decide to sell a razor it won't have terrible looking hone wear

Sounds familiar. I likewise 'killed' a Packwood the same way. A rolling x-stroke makes all the difference.

This video just helped me tremendously! I'm honing as i type this

Originally Posted by Fruiteater

I didn't know about the rolling x-stroke until you just mentioned it (jfk742). This would be a good work-around if you didn't want a flat bevel. Thanks!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=

Let us know how it shaves!