Thread: Hone Review on Wedge so far

Hi Guys,
I'm still new to Honing, though it got better since I started using Lapping film, maybe it stepped up the aggressive cutting I wasn't doing before

Could you please tell me if I'm on the right track here, I got this near wedge off the bay and just simply began honing it back and forth, There was a thick edge on it originally so I've removed a lot of material to get it to this point, it's sharp from Heel to about 3/4 of the way along the edge, but the top quarter near the toe is not set yet.

I was wondering if I should dremmel the high points a little? Are they indicated by the dip in the wear pattern on the spine? I also am not 100% happy with the big wear pattern on the heal at one side.

Please give me your honest thoughts,
Thanks

First question. Was the wear on the spine that bad before you honed?
Wedges are a little different to hone. I generally use 2 or 3 layers of tape to protect the spine and set the bevel.
I am sure someone will come along with the proper answer.

Lot of spine ware going on. Im not going to try to help as i just dont know the right answers to give at this point. Someone will be along soon. Leave the dremmel alone is all im going to say.

Hi
Ok, You are going to love this! There was zero spine wear when I got it ...but the edge was almost 1mm thick ....maybe someone restored this and reground it or something? I had to lap the bejesus out of it. THe HEAL on the Lower photo doesn't have much of a bevel but it is sharp!! I think the big bevel on the other side is making a kamisori out of that section.

ok, now you can tell me I totally butchered it ... I don't really mind, I just want to get some advise before ploughing on ....like there's some trick to even out the wear

Wow!! that is really a bad spine. I have been buying antique razors for years and years, as I cannot afford new SR's. This is the first spine I have seen gouged out so bad.

P.S. to anyone: Is there something better than electrical tape to layer a spine???

THe Spine wear doesn't really bother me...It's pretty much a wedge and I thought the whole side of the blade might get shinny but obviously there's a bit of height difference between the Spine ,middle, and edge...

Sure I'll wait for a day or two for some advise and then, hit the lapping film again...I'm so impressed with that stuff!!

Big spine wear, big Bevel....it's all good

Spine Ware should matter. When you lay the blade flat on the hone the thickness of the spine sets the angle for the bevel. The thinner the spine the smaller the bevel angle. It may get sharp but not always a good thing to have that thin edge.

Originally Posted by bouschie

Spine Ware should matter. When you lay the blade flat on the hone the thickness of the spine sets the angle for the bevel. The thinner the spine the smaller the bevel angle. It may get sharp but not always a good thing to have that thin edge.

Thanks, That's a good point, lesson learned.....Would I be in a better position because this is a wedge? slightly fatter V section coming down to the edge as compared to a Full hollow?

If the edge was 1mm thick then it would take some effort to set the bevel.
Using a DMT plate would have been the way to go, keeping the spine off the hone until the edges came together or nearly together.
Where you go from here, wow, where do I start.
If you are a complete novice then I would say its too much of a hill to climb without a mentor..
Have a look for one near you is my advise..

I'm in Ireland, not a big following here for SR's.....I might just keep going with the brute force and ignorance approach, It's got me to a 2/3 - 3/4 Bevel set so far...

but maybe that last bit will be very hard to bring in ;p