Thread: Can a razor pass all the bevel setting test and still not be set?

Originally Posted by gssixgun

okay I read your posts


It seems you know how to hone and you know how to shave

So lets look at the Razor itself

Is there anything that seems off ??
You mentioned a chip, does the razor seem like it has been honed or re-contoured down to say 6/8 or 5/8 ??? does the razor look much smaller then it should ??

Down pressure on the spine is BAD it lifts the edge away from the hone

When I bought it I was told to send it back and they would hone it (it had the factory edge on it), I was so pissed that they would ship it to me like that and not offer me any compensation for missing the chip. This is a well known distributor. Not going to bash any names here. Just telling how I decided to start over on this razor...

I have re honed this razor start to finish at least 20 times to zero success lol. Maybe because it is a hard blade I think I must use lots of pressure. I am not sure if the steel is brittle I read that somewhere with older Hart blades?

I have always from the beginning thought I have been using too much downward pressure. Do you have an exercise to correct that bad habit? All my razor are more sharp then they are comfortable.

The spine is 6.35mm thick with the width of the blade at just shy of 7/8. I have nine other Harts

Also if I am using a shapton glass 1k stone and it clogs up really fast is that an indication of too much pressure?

I am really trying to get that missing piece figured out, I don't mind if the truth is I have been doing the bevel set wrong as long as I can learn how to do it right