Thread: Honing out a chip on a Shapton 16k

I chipped one of my Japanese Straights. Just a wee chip, but its right in the middle of the edge, so it needs to come out before I can shave with this razor again. And I LOVE this razor.

Anyway, the only hone I have is a Shapton 16k, and while it was recommended that I use 1000 grit sandpaper to get the chip out first, I just decided to hunker down and get busy with the 16k Shapton to see if I could hone it out with that alone...

Well, its working. A couple of issues though, firstly its taken me hours to get it to the point where its really almost honed out the chip. Secondly, I've shaved a lot of metal off of this blade and its turning the surface of my Shapton to a light gray.

I'm wondering if this can hurt the hone. Also, do I need to get the filings out of the mesh? If so, whats the best way to do that?

I'd really like to avoid shelling out more cash if I can avoid it. If necessary I suppose I could, but I'd like to not do that.

Oh yea, and this is a brand new Shapton, right out of the box. It hasn't been lapped and I have nothing to lap with...

Originally Posted by ZMKA

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I'm wondering if this can hurt the hone. Also, do I need to get the filings out of the mesh? If so, whats the best way to do that?

I'd really like to avoid shelling out more cash if I can avoid it. If necessary I suppose I could, but I'd like to not do that.

Oh yea, and this is a brand new Shapton, right out of the box. It hasn't been lapped and I have nothing to lap with...

A Scotch pad or nylon brush might clean it up a bit. I wouldn't worry about getting it "100% white", as long as the honing stroke felt smooth.

You might want to use some tape on the spine, at least until the chip is gone; but that might require shelling out some more cash.

If you like an un-lapped Shapton, you're gonna' love one once you lap it. I highly recommend lapping it...

Honing out a chip with a 16000 stone?? Wow...you must have a lot of time on your hands! But I'm glad to hear that it's working. If I were you I'd be rinsing off the stone frequently during honing so the grey colour wouldn't build up too much....

I would lap the Shapton if I were you, from what I've read they all don't come perfectly flat right out of the box... I'm sure some sandpaper could take care of that. It'll also take care of the slight discolouration of the surface too!