Thread: Ready to throw a hone...

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

On old wedges sometimes I don't worry about a wide bevel. Just IMHO.

I agree. I have a W&B American Razor with a primary bevel so wide it looks like a wood chisel. But...it's true toe to heel, top to bottom, which is all that matters.

I think that sort of phenomenon is likely due to a pile of pasted strop back in the day. Sometimes, a bit of a regrind will go a long way, esp as down near the bevel. JMO

6 hours and i dont know how many feet of tape later, I have a nice looking razor. No way I was going to HONE the damned thing with so many layers of tape. I took it to 4 layers and honed to clean steel. Then I dropped it to a single layer of tape Honed through the grits to 8k. Up to 2 layers, wash rinse repeat... and ended at 3 layers, until I had a bevel set. If you look close you can see the 3 lines where the multiple areas meet.

Toe actually had more hone wear, so its a little wider there. A very frustrating evening. Things us insomniacs do to pass the time, I tell you.

That looks nice, Steve! So...What's in the Lipshaw box?

Originally Posted by sharptonn

That looks nice, Steve! So...What's in the Lipshaw box?

an equally frustrating Lipshaw Hone of course! Look for that thread coming soon!

I thought perhaps. They have always intrigued me. I like all things Lipshaw, whether useful or not!

Take this gargantuan autopsy knife? Great for slicing brisket!



OR this microtome blade with handle.....HAD to have it!

That turned out really nice Magpie, good work!

Originally Posted by sharptonn

I thought perhaps. They have always intrigued me. I like all things Lipshaw, whether useful or not!

Take this gargantuan autopsy knife? Great for slicing brisket!



OR this microtome blade with handle.....HAD to have it!

But have you shaved with it yet?

Nope! It is WAY too long and heavy and as I figured-out the angle with that removable spine slipped-on, it was double a straight razor! Without the spine on, it is a 'true wedge'!
Would be a dandy pepperoni slicer, I think!

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Nope! It is WAY too long and heavy and as I figured-out the angle with that removable spine slipped-on, it was double a straight razor! Without the spine on, it is a 'true wedge'!
Would be a dandy pepperoni slicer, I think!

I bet you could get some beautiful sashimi and cold smoke salmon cuts. Partially frozen and the blade just taking off the finest of pieces, leaving them translucent they would be so thin. I think you need to get that honed up for the kitchen.