Thread: Can someone help a lost honer?

Originally Posted by gssixgun

I think part of the problem is that with razors is that the flat spot that is soooo visable in your pictures of the chisel, is much, much, thinner to start with on a razor, so people dont' realize that it is still there, but it is....

Thanks Glen.

Exactly right in what you said. I used the chisel to illustrate for the very reason that the "edge" or what should be the edge on the chisel clearly is not an edge (even though the bevels look great and one could assume that they're meeting as they should to form a cutting edge). Unlike this chisel, who can see a razor edge and whether the two razor bevels are forming along the entire length of a razor to form an edge? I know MY eyes aren't that good! It's not even easy for me to inspect the EDGE using my good stereo microscope. Does anyone have an electron microscope they'd want to sell me really cheap?

Chris L