Thread: Barber says no!

Originally Posted by gssixgun

I think we are confusing semantics here...

But just to clarify ???? Can you see this "burr" at anything under 200x magnification????? I am talking about straight razors BTW not kitchen knives nor tools, just straight razors.....

I see where Glen is going here. With many tools you hone one side until you get a burr, then flip and remove the burr. With such a "large" thin piece at the edge of the blade I can see it rolling up on itself.

With a straight though you should never have a "burr" as I explained it above. We have all for the most parts seen many different magnified pictures of straight and I have never seen anything resembling a burr rolled up on itself. All straight razor edges should look like triangle when cross sectioned.

If you are honing a razor and seeing this type of burr you are probably using too much pressure.