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Uneven Hone Wear on a Big Smilin' Wedge
So I won this big chopper wedge Wostenholm IXL on the bay for 40 bucks (which included very nice bone scale blanks, though I'm thinking wood or horn for this one). Anyway, I haven't polished the crud off of it yet, but it is mostly in great shape with very little tarnish, not too much pitting, and nice deep, clear stamps. I don't know if you can see it from the pics, but it does have some pretty uneven hone wear on the spine and someone's recent bevel:
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I know this subject has been done to death on the Honing forum, but I don't think I've ever had one this bad. Given that it's almost a full wedge, would you guys just put on multiple layers of tape and start with the rolling gymnastics on the hones, try to even it out with sanding, what? This is the heaviest, nicest Wosty I have come across, and I still can't believe the price I paid for it, so I don't want to screw it up. TIA for your input. Aaron/SHD