Thread: A quick honing question

A few of my razors when I start at 1k have a wider bevel on one side than the other.

The bevel is set well and the razor shaves well after finishing so I am not going to cry into my beer but I just wondered if anyone else finds this and should I care much as long as it shaves well.

I do the same on both sides, I have tried more pressure on the narrower side, I have also tried more laps on the narrower side but nothing seems to make much difference.

Not all my razors end like this, just a couple so I don't understand what's going on.

If I should worry, how should I fix it?

IMO it could be a result of the cross section of the blade being ground asymmetrically leading to the spine jutting out further on one side than the other. This would lead to a steeper bevel angle and a narrower bevel on one side of the razor than the other.

As the number of honings increases, I suspect that could cause some problems with the position of the shaving edge. I think you could correct the situation by using an extra layer of tape on the side with the wider bevel.

A properly ground razor should not exhibit this kind of behaviour, but I can see how a razor with a spine ground by someone who is less than expert might end up with unequal bevel edges. This is where experienced grinders earn their pay by taking rough blanks and forming them into perfectly symmetrical cutting tools.

Could be the spine is not straight on one side.

Originally Posted by DZEC

IMO it could be a result of the cross section of the blade being ground asymmetrically leading to the spine jutting out further on one side than the other. This would lead to a steeper bevel angle and a narrower bevel on one side of the razor than the other.

This I would think. Look at the blade nose on and see if one shoulder of the spine is different to the other side. As in one comes down further than the other.

Bob

Crosssection and ???
I dont understand but,
I once thought that I had made the edge off center. So i kept trying to hone more on one side than the other. Then i got my microscope and looked straight down on the edge and did my best judgement of where the halfway point is from side to side and it looked right. So it was the grind causing the wider bevel on one side.

Remember that its only a visual thing as long as it shaves right.

Yea, Gold Dollars are like that

Kidding, it’s the grind as Dave and Jerry said, but Gold Dollars are… like that.

Don't worry about it. It could be corrected with a regrind but as long as it comes to an Apex the whole length it matters as much as scale color. Mist likely as they ground down from the spine to the edge the one side ground closer the the edge that the other. You see this a lot with old hand ground blades, especially Sheffield blades it seems like. Sometimes they have a hump in the middle of the grind. Other times it's a dish. Aesthetically it may be bothersome but functionally it's a non-issue.
It's also possible it was a regrind. Some people were better than others at grinding and also at regrinding.

Originally Posted by PaulFLUS

Don't worry about it. It could be corrected with a regrind but as long as it comes to an Apex the whole length it matters as much as scale color.

What do you mean Paul, I always look for razors with purty scales

If it ain't purdy it don't shave right.