Thread: Need some honing advice

Hozz,

OK, this is where the magic marker trick shines. You can usually learn to hone a warped blade; it just takes a willingness to modify your stroke. For these razors, I often try to focus my honing on the outer 1/2" of the hone. This means letting the toe rise off the hone a tiny fraction of an inch.

Basically, you need to do whatever it takes to get both sides of the razor hitting the hone evenly. Try a rocking stroke, angling the blade, etc.

If you keep having trouble, shoot me a PM and I'd be glad to take a look at it for you free of charge.

Josh

A narrow hone might be helpful here. It helps to hone the bits that do not get honed on a wide hone if a blade is warped. What size is your hone?

I have a Heljestrand that is slightly warped, using my less than 2" wide coticule I get it sharp all the way.