Originally Posted by
papasote
I think I will try this approach on a razor I believe may be warped. Thanks for sharing that experience. The weird thing about my razor (maybe someone can comment on what I have here), is that I can lay the razor flat on a stone and both the spine and bevel touch at the same time on one side. When I flip it over, I have to press on the heel side to make it sit flat from heel to point, and even then there are several spots it doesn't touch entirely. If I look down on the spine when holding it my hand, one side that would touch the stone is straight. The other side has a bump near the heel (the spine is straight then has like a mountain, then goes back down). I'm actually not sure if this was an error created over time or if the blade is warped naturally. Anyway, I've been honing on a 1K Shapton to no evail (one piece of electrical tape on spine). I've got a pretty decent bevel forming on the flat side, but the other is in bits and pieces. There is a very slight smile where the edge will cut hair on my arm decently, but the rest is shot.
Does any of this sound similar to what you had? Anyone else have suggestions? Good post...