Thread: How to Assess an Edge!!!!

I know I have posted this before in various threads but lets give it a thread all it's own....

When you have an unknown edge in your hand, like an E-baybie razor, here is a fast way to check the edge to see where you stand...
I use this method quite a bit before I waste a ton of time on a restore to check the steel...

I use 1 layer of tape you can if you want...

Dull the edge, either use a glass, or the back of a stone, you don't need to kill it just dull it with a couple of strokes...

Put the razor on a 1k (or there about) stone, do 10 full laps straight down the hone if possible, go heel forward to adjust for width.. Using a narrow hone here is not a good thing.... You want to use a little pressure here, and I would actually advise two hands.... This IS NOT honing, you want to see what is wrong here, not hone around it....

Look at the shine to:
1.) Make sure the steel is solid, no pits in the edge
2.) See how even the blade actually is
3.) Read the lie of the bevel look for how even the shine is

This quick test saves you steel and time, you can find out a ton of info here and the more times you do this the better you get at reading the edge....

BTW in the NC Razorcon web-cast I actually use this technique so you can see it in action there.. It is rather simple though...