Thread: help with uneven bevel

I bought this off SRP and it has an uneven bevel. What are your thoughts on correctly addressing the problem? shaved ok.

It is not a problem, it is the nature of the grind (blade thickness) and shape (warp) of the razor from heat treating. Notice the wear mark on the Shinogi (grind ridge) back of the grind, that it mirrors the shape of the grind of the bevel.

Rare that a bevel, is perfectly even in width.

Nice looking razor.

how does it shave? sometimes the geometry is just jacked so you may always have a wonky looking bevel, but that does not translate to a non shaving edge. some honing gymnastics and strategically placed tape can help line it out too. but really it doesn't matter as long as you get the edge right that is what shaves you, some of the blade smiths out there have some grinding problems Tc

It shaved decently no complaints other than look of bevel thanks for the assurance fellas

Very cool kami, as long as it shaves well no worries but if it bothers you put one layer of tape on the spine and use finger point pressure to even it out and then finish with regular strokes, Glen has a very good vid on this.

Thank you, I would feel a whole lot better getting it straightened out. You wouldn't happen to have a link or title to glens video would you?

The width of the bevel is due the thickness of the grind. You can alter the aesthetics of the bevel by that altered honing method but it will not correct the underlying cause. The width of the bevels has no impact on its performance. It is just matter of how the bevels meet to form the edge. In my opinion you would be better off leaving it as it is.

Count me in the 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it' group. To fix it you'd have to grind the profile of the razor. You might* be able to mask it with some sort of honing trick. But if it shaves, why fiddle with it?

I'm the seller of the kamisori in question. That is a hand-forged blade, with the hollow grinding done freehand - that is how all traditional kamisori are made. One by-product of this method is uneven thickness which translates into uneven bevels. No amount of hone trickery will remove the unevenness, it can only make the bevels appear narrower at the expense of increasing the bevel angle. As Marshal pointed out, the only way to even the bevels is to regrind the razor until the underlying shape is regular and uniform, and then re-hone it. You will also find this problem (if it is one) on early Sheffield wedges that were hand ground directly off the hammer, and you will even see it to a certain degree in even the finest of current production factory and custom razors. Here are some links with sections that explain why the bevels are uneven:

http://straightrazorpalace.com/srpwi...y_and_practice

http://coticule.be/wedges.html

Originally Posted by huckelberryhound22

Thank you, I would feel a whole lot better getting it straightened out. You wouldn't happen to have a link or title to glens video would you?