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Thread: Tapered toe honing
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03-22-2017, 04:41 PM #1
Tapered toe honing
If razor was honed improperly how do you hone the tapered toe? Do I slightly raise the razor when honing making sure toe and the spine remain in contact with the hone? This razor is my practice razor so don't hold back your criticism.
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03-22-2017, 04:51 PM #2
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Thanked: 3222Just a quick question. Did you put that massive hone wear on the spine?
BobLife is a terminal illness in the end
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03-22-2017, 05:01 PM #3
Yes to even out really uneven spine wear.
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03-22-2017, 05:15 PM #4
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03-22-2017, 05:20 PM #5
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03-22-2017, 05:24 PM #6
Dr. Matt Strikes AGAIN??
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03-22-2017, 05:25 PM #7
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Thanked: 433Use an exaggerated rolling x-stroke to get all points on the bevel + about three layers of tape, it's got a TON of hone wear. It should be do-able.
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03-22-2017, 05:26 PM #8
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Thanked: 481A moment of silence...
https://youtu.be/Bfe4TxvUOiw
Ok, now that the kidding is out of the way...I have a couple of razors where the toe kind of turns up like that. Nothing the standard rolling X-stroke won't hone up.
I'm with Bob in regard to the spine. A layer of tape while honing may have been the better solution.
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03-22-2017, 05:32 PM #9
I'd bet that it'll take at Least Two Layers of tape to make for the loss of steel.
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03-22-2017, 05:36 PM #10
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Thanked: 3795You have to understand that a smiling toe is not necessarily due to improper honing. I have encountered several barber's manuals that specifically teach HOW to create a smiling toe. It was a desirable trait in a razor.
As already said, a properly executed rolling x stroke will allow the entire edge to be honed.