Thread: New Ebay Find, Start to Finish

Originally Posted by Bruno

I once saw pics of a custom razor I had made, after the owner tried to hone it. It was a smiling razor, with correct spine geometry: curved spine, which means that when the blade is on the hone, the spine is not 'flat'. The owner then kept honing in order to make it flat...
So sad...

nightmares are made of that narrative material. Jeez

What some may not realize, is that it may not JUST be the spine that is out of whack.

If there is a bend to the entire razor, flattening out the spine will just leave the bevel to wear itself down next. It will take a tremendous amount of honing to bring the whole thing into line, and can drastically shrink the width.

Originally Posted by Magpie

What some may not realize, is that it may not JUST be the spine that is out of whack.

If there is a bend to the entire razor, flattening out the spine will just leave the bevel to wear itself down next. It will take a tremendous amount of honing to bring the whole thing into line, and can drastically shrink the width.

The spine was curved, but the blade was straight. In the short term, 3-4 years of hones will be ok, but after that, it will get frowned based on the initial edge wear I can already see and unavoidable bevel geometry. At this point, this factory defect razor will be garbage.

In some cases, if one feels it is worthwhile, and as seen in many threads in this forum, utilizing a "rolling x-stroke" honing technique will prologue the life of warped razors, but add increased difficulty to the honing process.

Originally Posted by Fruiteater

The spine was curved, but the blade was straight. In the short term, 3-4 years of hones will be ok, but after that, it will get frowned based on the initial edge wear I can already see and unavoidable bevel geometry. At this point, this factory defect razor will be garbage.

In some cases, if one feels it is worthwhile, and as seen in many threads in this forum, utilizing a "rolling x-stroke" honing technique will prologue the life of warped razors, but add increased difficulty to the honing process.

Actually, when you know what you are doing there is nothing about honing that "adds increased difficulty to the honing process". I think it's great that you are learning & also great that it shaves well...I just hate it that you received some bad advice on how to hone a razor with a few issues & your razor paid the price for it.

Next time you obtain a razor that has "issues", start a thread with pics in the advanced honing techniques & listen to the guys who have been around for a few years and have hundreds of razors honed under their belt.

Originally Posted by Fruiteater

The spine was curved, but the blade was straight. In the short term, 3-4 years of hones will be ok, but after that, it will get frowned based on the initial edge wear I can already see and unavoidable bevel geometry. At this point, this factory defect razor will be garbage.

In some cases, if one feels it is worthwhile, and as seen in many threads in this forum, utilizing a "rolling x-stroke" honing technique will prologue the life of warped razors, but add increased difficulty to the honing process.

Frowns are caused by improper honing. Blades without warps are rare, at least in my collection of 70+.

None of us are trying to jump on you, just that there may be a better way in the future.