Thread: Honing a Barlow wedge

You ever have something really challenge you and have a hard time admitting it's time to call in the reserves?

So, tonight is REALLY my last shot at it after that it goes to Rayman.

here's an updated photo after honing:

JEEZ Dave, you must've honed the hell out of that thing!

And your blood (along with sweat and tears) ended up on the scales...

Originally Posted by Pyment

here's an updated photo after honing:

For a moment I was like... ... but then I was like...

The stamp on the tang was a dead giveaway it was a different razor.

Hi Pyment,
My experience with wedges is there is lots of metal to remove. Sham said it right go down to 1200. I have some wedges I start on 600 DMT to get them ball park, In the pics it looks like you can still see a line under bevel. It should be totaly invisible when you look dead on at the edge. And don't be afraid to be a little more aggressive with pressure than A real fine hollow, It looks like the front half is where I see that line. Keep a finger on the toe and press a little to keep it down.
M

Originally Posted by Kingfish

Hi Pyment,
My experience with wedges is there is lots of metal to remove. Sham said it right go down to 1200. I have some wedges I start on 600 DMT to get them ball park, In the pics it looks like you can still see a line under bevel. It should be totaly invisible when you look dead on at the edge. And don't be afraid to be a little more aggressive with pressure than A real fine hollow, It looks like the front half is where I see that line. Keep a finger on the toe and press a little to keep it down.
M

I saw that too. Looks a bit like a micro bevel but thought it might be the lighting playing tricks. Have close look with some magnification & see if your polish extends all the way to the edge. I suspect the bevel's not even yet.
Watch the "pressure" tho. It's a relative term. You can crumble the edge on a thick wedge easily too with "pressure". Let the hone do the work.

Originally Posted by Logistics

For a moment I was like... ... but then I was like...

The stamp on the tang was a dead giveaway it was a different razor.

I thought the red scales gave it away.

Today I took it back to the 1200. Then spent a lot of time on my finishing hones, In particular one made by Olivia's brother. I seem to have picked up a couple of chips along the way. Small enough that I have trouble feeling them with the TPT. I finally got a passable shave from it.

It is hard for me to send it off, but I really want to see if it can shave well enough to deserve a full restore. I have my eye on some of those faux tortoiseshell scales from Max.

I sent it off this AM.

A new variation of Murphy's law, "When you give up on the razor you wanted to try it on and send the razor off to be honed, your new tiger coticule will be delivered the same day." I don't actually have it yet (no one was home to sign), but sending off the Barlow compelled the delivery.

howdy -

any updates? did you get the razor back yet?

curiously wondering.

Ooops.

Rayman managed to put a great edge on it. Almost too sharp. A little stropping has toned it down to where it is comfortable. It is in may rotation and considering a trip to Max.