Quote Originally Posted by Euclid440 View Post
“Can a razors edge never come together during bevel set because the steel is not right or the grind was not done properly? Meaning not matter how hard you try or how many hours you put into bevel setting the edge will not hold together because of the steel or grind?”


In short, yes, to both questions.

There are many factors, that can cause a chipping edge, but not all are permeant. With early Hart razors, I have found that removing a bit of the edge, can get down to better steel, that will hold an edge, chip free.

Why some Hart razors, will not hold an edge is a matter of speculation. Additionally, technique, pressure and the stone or honing material can and does, alter the finished edge, for example Diamond plate vs Lapping film.

I don’t put a lot of weight on hair test, especially when honing, I use visual test, looking for chipping and attempt to get the edge as straight as possible. But there is no question that the better an edge comes together during the entire progression, the better the finished edge will be.

Honing hard razors, is challenging and technique plays a large part, because for most, the temptation to use more, aggressive abrasives or pressure causes more issues.

For Harts and other hard razors, experimenting with bevel angle in full and micro-bevels, also yield good results, as does lapping film, for me.
I have removed quite a bit of metal lol getting to better steel and still unable to get the sides to meet, creating burrs and removing the with light and another time with heavy pressure and still the edge will not come together. Even from the factory the edge was never any good, very tuggy and edge was showing a shinny white line displaying the unset bevel. I have also tried many times with setting micro bevels with many different thickness of electrical tape and still to no avail. None of my other Harts have this problem.