Thread: Cant Hone!

Originally Posted by maxfarce

A potential problem with leaving two (or I've seen three suggested) layers of electrical tape on for thw whole honing process is that you will wind up with a sharp razor, but one with a changed bevel angle or a double bevel. Thereafter if you (or someone else unsuspecting) want to hone it you either have to tape it or establish the correct bevel angle. A variation is to use the tape to get a bevel and an edge going and then remove the tape and refine the bevel to the correct 15 degrees before finishing.

Something to think about when giving advice.

Don J.

Hi Don. I am not swayed from my advice even after hearing of these potential problems. 1. the angle will be different. 2. No one will know.

There are many members who use tape. There are quite a few who use both hands. These suggestions are hardly fancy tricks Bart

Originally Posted by kevint

There are many members who use tape. There are quite a few who use both hands. These suggestions are hardly fancy tricks Bart

Never said they were, Kevin. I don't mind about tape. But removing tape after the bevel 's set is a recipe for frustration. If you're going to play with adding and removing tape during the same honing job, you better know damn' well what you're doing. I think that you qualify for that, but I don't think someone who hasn't been able to succesfully sharpen his first razor is not.
I never adressed honing single handed or both handed. But now that you mentionned it: I recommend turning on the strop between thumb and index finger and I also recommend honing razors singlehandedly. I started out doing both those things differently, and I had to unlearn them at some point to move on with my technique.

Bart.

good thing im always here to address this quickly.

I suggested leaving the tape on: hone, patch shave, strop, patch shave, take note of the effect, continue... like that.

Overnight one should remove the tape and oil the blade.

I am not recommending a lifestyle, just a casual afternoon to inform oneself: "hell yeah I can hone" would be the likely statement. 12-20 minutes; done. the rest is the path to perfection