Thread: Honing out oversized toe?

Originally Posted by Brent375HH

I bought a razor on the bay for not other reason than I thought it had attractive lines. It is unusual to me that at the very toe it has more metal (read wider) that the rest of the razor. The bevel is also on a slight radius, like it might have been touched up on a buffing wheel, but it is sharp. Would it be safe to just grind the toe down with a stone until it was straight with the rest of the edge and then start a new bevel, or is there some other advanced, fancier way to attack this problem?

Forgive me for butting in but, that is a French tipped razor. I have one or two made by Boker they are made that way for a reason. You might consider selling it on ebay and getting some dovo or any number of razors with a nose like you are wanting. Grinding that tip off will more than likely destroy that razor. Your friend AlienEdge

What are the scales made from?

I realize that it was a French tip, but the problem was the bulb at the end of it. I had time, and maybe was impatient. I read honed just the tip at a 30 degree angle to get rid of the bulb or protrusion. The I started to hone it and realized the real problem. It had a bend or warp at the very tip. It was flexing at the tip on one side and making zero contact on the other. I tried to bend it back but I was afraid it might just snap off a big chunk prior to it being straight. So I fixed the problem by making it a round tip. Sorry to those who think I ruined it.

Once that process was complete it then honed out fine. With a swoopy motion of my 3K I got a slight smile out of it, then on to the 8 & 10. It is now usable to me. Prior to this it had a .050 bulb down at the end that was only honed on one side due to the bend in the toe. It still measures a tad more that the 5/8 that it started with. I am happy with the results, let the flaming begin. Some day I surely will go visit Randy and lean the fine points of this. Sorry I started without waiting to hear more input, I just had the time and desire last night.

BTW the scales are made out of plastic.

It looks good. If you are happy with it thats all that counts. Now hone it up and get it shaving. Good luck.

We've all had to make mods to razors sometimes to make them work. It actually should work well that way!