Thread: Help with a bad edge

I have a razor and due to carelessness on my part had a gouge in the blade. So I broke out my brand new Norton 4k/8k stone and went to work I got the gouge out but when I looked at the edge it was very uneven and I couldn't figure out why, then on a hunch I marked it with a pencil and took the Norton lapping stone to it there were a lot of high spots. So my question is how on earth do I get the edge back to perfection after I messed it up this badly. Any and all advice is welcome

A picture would really help here. Do you mean the bevel is uneven or the actual edge is uneven like a smile or a frown. If its the bevel unless its really extreme its probably not going to be a problem. You probably used uneven pressure when you honed it. If its the edge itself thats another issue.

If you look at the shaving edge its shiny more is some spots than others very wavy and different on both sides. I have pics but cant figure out how to post them lol

http://straightrazorpalace.com/membe...razor-006.html
http://straightrazorpalace.com/membe...razor-009.html

Got the pics to work it is a little difficult to see but the edge is uneven along the full lenght of the blade

I think you can still save that one. It'll just take some time and care on the 4k.

John P.

From the photos it seems the right side edge at the heel is contacting the hone but not the edge at the toe. The left side edge at the toe and middle is contacting the hone but not at the heel.

You are not making even strokes as you flip the razor doing the strokes OR your razor has a warp.

If the razor is not warped then you may want to try and keep the blade flat on the hone while honing… this is something you have to make a conscious effort to do… show down and only the weight of the blade with some slurry.

Look down the spine from the tang and see if the spine has a curve (sort of like sighting down the barrel), in this case your razor may have a curve to the left.
If the razor is warped you may want to use the rolling “X” stroke while honing.

When removing a gouge/chip or unevenness from the edge, I use 600 grit sandpaper on a glass plate (or anything with a smooth flat surface) and re-profile the edge:- Hold the razor and raise the spine to about a 45 deg angle and sand away the edge to make a new “straight” (or smiling) edge (of course sand evenly on both sides on the blade). Then the 1k hone to recreate a new bevel then polish the edge on the higher grit hone.

Hope this helps my friend.

If I am reading your post correctly you honed on a stone that was not flat, that had a bunch of high spots. Correct? The result is an uneven bevel on your razor. OK, here is what I would do...

Lap the hones, using the pencil grid technique, until flat with the lapping stone. That will leave a coarse "texture" on the hones. I take a 1000 grit and lap the hones with that. Then I place the hones under running water and rinse.scrub them to remove any embedded swarf.

Now start honing on the 4 k and stay on it until you have a bevel for the full length of the edge, on both sides. Don't worry about the width of the bevel being uniform, just make sure there is a bevel.
I would stay on the 4K until it pass'es the HHT.

Clean the hone frequently and use a lot of water on the surface.


Just my two cents,

Thank you thats were I am know I just wanted to make sure I didn't mess it up anymore, I am new to honeing. I've been thinking about sending it into lynn's service to get it done right