Thread: Restoration help

On an old wedge like that I would start with 4 layers and watch the bevel, if it starts to grow larger than it should dont be afraid to use more. Take the tape from the tip of the spine, along the spine to just shy of the heel(equidistant), not the entire length of the spine. Then start at 1k , then 4k, 8k, then finisher stone. Try Lynns pyramid technique, it looks crazy, but it will work.

I don't see why would you want to tape this razor, let alone more than a single layer of tape.
I think you should just hone the razor without tape using an x-pattern, the heel leading at 45 degrees and towards the end of the stroke rotate the razor slightly so that it ends up perpendicular to the hone, perhaps even the tip leading a bit.
You should do this on the 1000 grit until the razor is sharp to shave armhair without any effort, and has no microchipping on the edge, then you switch the hones to 4000 then to 8000, the same type of stroke.

Originally Posted by gugi

I don't see why would you want to tape this razor, let alone more than a single layer of tape.
I think you should just hone the razor without tape using an x-pattern, the heel leading at 45 degrees and towards the end of the stroke rotate the razor slightly so that it ends up perpendicular to the hone, perhaps even the tip leading a bit.
You should do this on the 1000 grit until the razor is sharp to shave armhair without any effort, and has no microchipping on the edge, then you switch the hones to 4000 then to 8000, the same type of stroke.

+1 It looks like the bevel is set even with the ware on the spine I would add no tape just step through a normal honing process like gugi said.

Sounds good thanks! How do I know when the bevel gets too large? This is almost at about an 1/8 of an inch, maybe a tad more. It doesn't bother me I just want to do it right. Thanks again

Originally Posted by bwatte

Sounds good thanks! How do I know when the bevel gets too large? This is almost at about an 1/8 of an inch, maybe a tad more. It doesn't bother me I just want to do it right. Thanks again

When the bevel starts to run up the blade towards the spine. Those old wedges were hand ground and most of them are not perfectly symmetrical/proportionate, so you could have a 1/8 inch bevel here and a 1/4 inch bevel there, which is why I use tape, it keeps the bevel consistant.

Could use a regrind.