Thread: Uneven honing on a wedge

I don't think you've destroyed it. The bevel might not come out as pretty in the end, but if you hone with a rolling X and get a good new even bevel and edge, it'll shave well.

Depending on your needs (restoring for sale or display collection, or to be used as a shaver), that might be OK or not.

You're going to have to do a lot more work on the toe anyway to remove that chip. Of course, that's going to put more of a smile on the blade!

THANKS SO MUCH TO everyone who chimed in.

I'll add this thread with pics when I'n done. I'll either end up with a great shaver or a really nice W&B letter opener. :-) LOL

While such uneven bevelness is probably not how it came from the factory, thats not abnormal IME. I have one from Lynn that has an uneven bevel. I also have several of my own that have uneven bevels. They all shave great and thats what we care about anyway.

Fixable? Probably. The spine is probably uneven and is the likely cause, IMO. So, flattening the spine might do it. Or adding tape and decreasing the width of the bevel. Probably won't get to the heart of the matter, but it does a good job disguising inconsistencies by making the bevel smaller.

You have got great advices. i will add only this.
What happen if you have uneven back of the blade (doesn't matter it is factory made or you have sanded uneven etc etc) the easiest way is to tape it.
How to tape .
You will need to put more layer's of the tape where is wider bevel. Don't get afraid of the tape it could end up in some part 2 layers and other 4 that is fine just go head continue hone you will see how much differences it will make.
hope this helps.