Thread: Touch up honing

After reading about someone else knocking their razor on the faucet, I promptly did it my self, and have slightly rolled the toe of my razor.

What do I need to buy to fix this my self?

Cheers folks,
Greg

A 3# sledge hammer should do the trick

What do you already have? Alot of repairs can be done with the same stones you have.

Originally Posted by DwarvenChef

A 3# sledge hammer should do the trick

What do you already have? Alot of repairs can be done with the same stones you have.

absolutely squat all . . .

Originally Posted by gregs656

absolutely squat all . . .

Well now this does present a problem. I use a Norton combination 400/800 waterstone and many other guys do too. a pasted paddle or some similar finisher like a Belgian coticule might be in order as well.

X

Originally Posted by xman

Well now this does present a problem. I use a Norton combination 400/800 waterstone and many other guys do too. a pasted paddle or some similar finisher like a Belgian coticule might be in order as well.

X

I've heard a lot about those Nortons.

Man do I wish the dollar was weak again. I'll search for a S/H one.

Bit of a PITA really.

The dings that I caused made me go back to the DMT-E then a BBW/Coticule combo

I'm a newbe honer but the BBW is pretty slow so that would take a whole lot of time to start on that one.. a Coticule with slurry should be able to replace the DMT-E depending if you have a fast cutting Coticule or not.. Then again a DMT-E is not an expensive hone and its a nice one to set bevels..

I have no experience with the Norton but I suspect that the 4000 could take out that ding as well.. then polish it up onthe 8000 and you are ready to go..

Maarten

It's really really tiny.

There are some mega price variations on those nortons, anything from about $65 to double that.

What are Norton 'India' combinations.

The BBW wouldn't do anything to repair chips in the blade. I Would use a DMT1200 to reset the bevel and then move to Coticule-slurry, BBW slurry, coticule water, then Cro strop then stropping.

Hey Disburden why would you do the Coticule with slurry after the DMT? the coticule with slurry would set the bevel that was already set with the DMT.. just wondering.. maybe smooth out the scratches made by the DMT?

Getting Nortons on this side of the pond is a bit difficult.. I havent found a european source for them and the shipping costs are almost half of the price of those stones..

Now I am perfectly happy with the DMT/BBW/coticule setup.

Maarten

It's tough to tell for sure without pictures, but if the edge is rolled, you are beyond "touch up" honing. You'll need several hones in varying grits to bring the razor back to shave readiness. If you aren't really interested in starting to hone your own razors, you might be better off sending the razor to a honemeister.

If you'd like to fix it yourself, that's great! You'll need to acquire a bevel setting hone around 1k grit (DMT 8E is great here), a hone to "sharpen" the razor, around 4k (BBW with slurry or norton 4k here), and a hone to polish the edge, around 8k (coticule or norton 8k works great here). You can shave with it as this point, but it may not be as comfortable as it once was, depending on how it was sharpened before. Many people like to use a finishing hone at this point for a final polish, anywhere from 12k to 16k. And after that, many people will use a chromium oxide pasted strop to get a nice smooth edge.

So, the bare minimum to get you to a shavable edge would be a 1k, 4k, and 8k. But if you send it to a honemeister, they will likely take it even further with a finishing stone and pastes.

If I were you, and you are set on honing it yourself, I'd try to locate a DMT D8E, a BBW, and a coticule. That will get you close enough. Eventually you could add a finishing stone if you like. I know some people have set bevels with a coticule with slurry, but I've not tried that myself. I don't know if it's capable of rolled edge repair within a reasonable amount of time, or not. If it is, you can forgo the DMT.