Originally Posted by
Euclid440
So, to hone a smiling razor, there are 2 easy methods.
Use a Heel forward, Rolling X stroke, where you vary the pressure by lightly torqueing the edge, onto the stone and slightly lifting the heel, as you travel down and across the stone, especially when bevel setting. Ink will help here, visualizing where you are making contact on the bevel.
Or you can hone the razor, in 3 parts, straight hone the toe, middle and heel separately, then blend the 3 facets with an X stroke.
Either way you can vary the pressure, to even up the bevel width to a degree.
The smile on your razor, is not that pronounced, but you will have to do some gymnastics and modify pressure, to get the heel and toe honed. Because of the multiple bevels, ink will help you see where you are making contact and honing to the edge.
The Chosera will easily cut a new bevel. This is a repair, not your garden variety honing at this point.
In this case, even though you are setting a bevel, it is more repair work, where you will be using more pressure, than usual, to cut a new bevel. Once you cut a new, single, flat bevel, you will probably have a chippy edge, joint the edge and reset the whole edge with light pressure.
A lot will depend on the condition of the razor.