Thread: How to keep razor flat on hone?

Originally Posted by kevint

It's hard to say precisely but I think you'd want to bring lifting pressure with the pinkie and ring finger from underneath to the down-side scale to "lift" (not to actually lift but to direct the pressure the toe. Additionally I use my fore finger and thumb to subtly direct the stroke to the edge

If the toe and other sections are pushing water it doesn't really matter how the bevels, or sections compare in width so long as they make shave edge quality.

I showed up here with that misconception that the razor should or could be corrected with hone grinding. Errors from poor honing may be fixed, but those from smith and cutler cannot be, without resorting to their means.

Instead you follow their work with your hone. With a much limited selection I have never had a razor that required more than directed rolling pressure- no actual elevating

+ 1 on the above.