Thread: How would you hone this...

Good morning Gentlemen. This is my second attempt at a restore, as you can see, (or maybe not, sorry for the crappy pictures, my only camera is my laptop's), this is a 5/8 wedge carbon steel blade with a smile. I'm in the process of removing some nicks from the edge and I would like to continue to hone to shave readiness. This is my first wedge and also my first smiley blade so I thought I could use some advice from you more experienced guys. As you can see it rounds up at the tip, I'm doing a rolling x stroke and at the same time a slight curve at the hone length but the tip does not touch the hone this way and I would like to get it sharpened. I use 3 layers of tape. So, I would like to know how you guys would hone it. Thanks.

Strokes for honing a razor - Straight Razor Place Wiki

the swooping X usually works the best.
Imo use marker test to see which stroke will work on the whole edge and go with it.

Originally Posted by mainaman

Strokes for honing a razor - Straight Razor Place Wiki

the swooping X usually works the best.
Imo use marker test to see which stroke will work on the whole edge and go with it.

That's the stroke I'm using but still can't get the tip bit right, I thought of doing some strokes just with the tip bit but don't know if that's a good idea. Thanks for your reply.

Originally Posted by yoshida

That's the stroke I'm using but still can't get the tip bit right, I thought of doing some strokes just with the tip bit but don't know if that's a good idea. Thanks for your reply.

it is a good idea, the trick is to make it even with the rest of the blade.
Try the marker test and see if some other stroke will do the job for the whole edge.

Here is a little writeup I did about how I hone (especially during bevel setting) smiling wedges that need a fair bit of work.

http://straightrazorpalace.com/511701-post11.html

I'm not expert but I use a few patterns on all my blades to insure Ive hit all ends of the edge.

Do maybe 5-10 on just one side of the razor straight ( non X pattern strokes) only if your hone is wide enough 2 1/2 to 4 inches wide. Then flip and repeat on the other.

Then do 5-10 normal X pattern strokes, then proceed to start with the heel ( rolling x here) to the toe on one side 5-10 strokes, then switch and the other side.

Mind you, the pressure should be even and light, do not press or you will create an uneven bevel. I like to to hold the toe with the fingers to insure and even stroke ( no lifting of the edge). Some people don't agree with this but, I find it helps me.

I have tried the circles method, and it does not work for me at all. I'm not against it, I just cant get it to work for me.

I do this for each hone, starting with the 1k, up to the 8k, then diamond films.

Mind you, any pressure u apply will alwasy LESSON as you move up the grit levels, meaning the finer the stone, the less pressure.

As others have pointed out its in the complete wiki that has been posted.

Best of luck
David

Ok, I guess I'll try these methods and see what works best for this razor. Thank you all.

Originally Posted by holli4pirating

Here is a little writeup I did about how I hone (especially during bevel setting) smiling wedges that need a fair bit of work.

http://straightrazorpalace.com/511701-post11.html

This is almost exactly what I do, and so far I've had satisfying results... Just did a W&B kind of like this the day before yesterday and got a killer edge.