Thread: new razor will not hone

ok so i tried on 2 new razors taking it to a 1k chosara for 3 hours total and i can't get it to set a bevel i tried all the techniques out there. light pressure and from pressure. what else is there to do

Welcome aboard,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Sorry to hear that you are having problems.

Your opening post is a bit too general to give you any specific advice.

But,,,

I suggest that you step away from the hones for a short while; then take some photos of your razors,,, list your hones for us & tell us about your "method/technique" that you have been using. This allows us a better understanding of your situation.

Add more information to your "profile" about where you are; that way someone close to you may be able to give you some hands on training in the future.

You may have "tried all the techniques out there" but its apparent you need some help understanding them.

I'm doing the lynn abrams circle method followed by x patterns. heres some pics of the razors

Was that one of your new razors?

yes its new

Oh my,,,,,

Please, a moment of silence for that Boker ,,,,,,


Okay,,, look at the photo below, the red arrow area shows the area we never go with the stone, that's the razor's shoulder/stabilizer area. You have been honing on it.

The blue line is the area that touches the stone.

Regardless of what method you use, you must stop honing the area shown by the red arrow.

Tape is reall important for beginners.

what is the reason the bevel will not move up i had it close to a bevel at one point but it will not go any further. what else is there to do. i also tried honing another razor it is also new and it s the same thing

Whew. I don't know how to put this, but I feel a blunt answer is best. You have over honed that razor, more so than I've ever seen. There are likely some serious geometry issues now.

Your best bet is to send that one off to a professional, and the other if it looks anything like that. The chosera is a very fast cutting stone. 3 hours of bevel setting was about 2 hours and 55 minutes too much. Second step, find someone local to you that can show you the right way to set bevels.

I don't recommend putting any more new razors to the stones until you know what you're doing. Buy a cheap used one that doesn't have a lot of wear to start practicing on.

the first 5 minutes i tried it wound not tug on the tnt and it would not cut hair