Thread: #$%^&$@# Honing!

I can't think of a good way to do this, but are there any pics of what the bevel looks like when it's good? I'm trying to practice on my FIL's auction find and i'm not sure how it's coming along.

Great advice so far. Getting an idea of where you are in the process is one of the hardest parts of honing a straight. For me, when the razor starts catching or cutting leg hairs (along the whole length of the blade), I know I'm pretty close. There's a certain amount of trial and error you have to go through. Best of luck.



Jordan

Originally Posted by chem_fun

I can't think of a good way to do this, but are there any pics of what the bevel looks like when it's good? I'm trying to practice on my FIL's auction find and i'm not sure how it's coming along.

There should be several threads here at SRP with photos of the edges of razors through microscopes. I've found that checking the bevel through a microscope gave me great feedback on how my honing was going. I use a 60X-100X handheld microscope from RadioShack (it was discontinued though). Randydance uses a similar hand scope, and still others use regular microscopes or models that connect to their PCs. The handhelds can be purchased for under $20.00 -- definitely a good investment IMO.