Originally Posted by
Kingfish
Hi Ryan,
I think your question is a little hard to get a simple answer cause of things just mentioned by other members regarding types of metal etc. Also there a lots of different styles of wedges. many from either factory or craftsmen at later times refreshed the wedges and made them a little hollow and not completly flat. If your wedge sits on your barbers hone where the bevel and spine hit evenly, it should not be too difficult to touch up, but lots of wedges require more advanced sharpening technique because their blades have more complicated shapes making even contact I just described while honing more difficult. Maybe some of the more knowledgeable vendors can point you in the right direction as far as buying a new one that will be easy to hone. It is worth the effort as they give a buttery soft shave for me.
Many like myself with heavy beards, like wedges cause they feel smoother. However, since your not getting the feedback a hollow gives you a novice shaver might decide to abandon(or not learn) good scything technique and plow through there beard, then the bevel can be messed up quick, real quick.
Cheers,
Michael