Thread: Can't set bevel on dovo 5/8 best quality

Pictures of the razor help. As does knowing where it is and is not sharp. Circles may be hurting more than they're helping if you haven't learned to control pressure/torque to target certain areas of the blade.

Mark the edge with a sharpie and do 1 stroke on each side to see where you're hitting the razor. If you're hitting all along the edge you're probably close, just a matter of doing regular X strokes until the bevel is fully set. If you have a loupe, following through this thread will help a lot:

http://straightrazorpalace.com/honin...ggestions.html

If you don't have a loupe, you're honing blind and I might suggest picking one up. 30x should be good enough, I wouldn't go above 60-100.

Originally Posted by Marshal

Pictures of the razor help. As does knowing where it is and is not sharp. Circles may be hurting more than they're helping if you haven't learned to control pressure/torque to target certain areas of the blade.

Mark the edge with a sharpie and do 1 stroke on each side to see where you're hitting the razor. If you're hitting all along the edge you're probably close, just a matter of doing regular X strokes until the bevel is fully set. If you have a loupe, following through this thread will help a lot:

http://straightrazorpalace.com/honin...ggestions.html

If you don't have a loupe, you're honing blind and I might suggest picking one up. 30x should be good enough, I wouldn't go above 60-100.

I have a loupe and see it looks bad. I would rather get it right and not look pretty. That way I can learn for next time. Pretty much missing bits here and there. Shapton 1K and have been making sure to keep it flat with my atoma.

Added a few photos to see what everyone thinks.


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You have successfully honed that razor almost to death. As a new hone guy you need to maybe ease up on the pressure and also realize that Lynn has honed more Razors in a day than you have in your life, it looks easy but there is technique to it.

You may want to send it out to have it fixed. Or post your location and maybe someone s close who can help you out, Tc

If you're in the US, I'll hone it for you for the price of return postage.

If you want to keep honing it yourself, please start taping the spine. You are putting way too much wear into the spine. It also looks like you've got the makings of a frown given the width of the bevel in the middle, relative to the ends, of the front side of the blade.

Where are you located? Maybe we can find you some local help for one on one assistance.
(I guess I pretty much paraphrased what TC already said.)

I'm curious - did you buy the razor brand new? If not, it's possible that the previous owner messed up the geometry of the edge or spine, making the razor difficult to hone.

Regardless, like the other gents said, your razor's edge is now damaged. Since you've spent a great amount of effort and it hasn't gotten the edge to shave readiness, sending it to a pro (or Utopian *evil grin*) would be the best way to set things right.

Edit: Just to be clear - I'm joking; Utopian is an expert when it comes to fixing edges on razors.

Originally Posted by Utopian

If you're in the US, I'll hone it for you for the price of return postage.

If you want to keep honing it yourself, please start taping the spine. You are putting way too much wear into the spine. It also looks like you've got the makings of a frown given the width of the bevel in the middle, relative to the ends, of the front side of the blade.

Where are you located? Maybe we can find you some local help for one on one assistance.
(I guess I pretty much paraphrased what TC already said.)

Thanks, I got a hold of someone in Australia that I'll get to fix it. Can I ask, if you have a new dovo out of the box, would you just use the 8k and 12k lightly to get it right?


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