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How to hone bad geometry razor?
I have a very nice 6/8 Dovo Carre - Bismarck type blade. When I bought it, it arrived shave-ready from some professional shoppe in UK, and indeed it was a great shaver for a couple of years with only minor touch-ups along the road, but recently I felt it was time to hone it again.
Honing it I noticed (I did noticed it in the past of course, but it didn't matter to me previously) it has quite a messed-up geometry: unequal and not completely straight shoulders. This in turn caused the bevel to be uneven on both sides and along the blade. On the front side it's broader in the middle, while on the back side it's the opposite - narrower in the middle.
This is how it came to me originally, and this is what I got again when resetting the bevel myself. Now, I honed it this way again (one layer of tape applied), and it shaves well as before. However I wonder whether should I try to correct it somehow or leave it be? And how exactly - if I should?
Your advice will be welcome.
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