Ok, this thread again. Honing wedges.(Sorry!)
I am just wondering if anybody could advise me in honing wedges, as I failed to get a wedge sharp in the past, and I have 3 more coming to me that I want to be successful with. Do you need to just do more passes on the stone, or do you need to look for different kinds of signs when honing. I had a no name sheffield wedge, with 'The Princes Own' It was very old with tatty bone handles but the steel was in good condition. It got to a point of sharpness that I just couldn't improve on, and it wasn't sharp enough to shave. The bevel was quite wide and had quite a lot of wear, could this be the culprit?(the edge was still nice and straight) I guess it needed regrinding, but is there a point when a razor MUST have a regrind, or is it just a cosmetic thing?
Any ideas would be appreciated
Thanks