Thread: curved spines

Originally Posted by hi_bud_gl

Blade which you are showing shouldn't give to you any trouble while you hone it. Just use straight strokes.
if your edge had smile then it will be different story. gl

It more than likely had a smiling edge to match the curvature of the spine, but judging from the pictures that was a long time ago. Just hone it like normal unless you want to bring the smile back.

Originally Posted by nun2sharp

It more than likely had a smiling edge to match the curvature of the spine, but judging from the pictures that was a long time ago. Just hone it like normal unless you want to bring the smile back.

Dylan and I are thinking maybe this was an old regrind, I don't know, I bought it out a junk bin literally covered with mud.

Originally Posted by stimpy52

Dylan and I are thinking maybe this was an old regrind, I don't know, I bought it out a junk bin literally covered with mud.

It might be, no way to know for sure, but then again maybe someone without the skill to hone a smile or maybe someone who preferred a straight edge got it and made the alteration. Who knows?

If the edge is straight then that's all that matters, its like any other blade. The ERN ator blades I love have that kind of design and they're easy to hone. Just watch the water on the hone and make sure the edge moves the whole wave on your stroke, you should be fine.

Originally Posted by Disburden

If the edge is straight then that's all that matters, its like any other blade.

This is not necessarily true. There are many ways a razor could end up with a straight edge but not hone up properly with a straight stroke. One example would be a razor that used to smile but was breadknifed to be flat/honed with the spine up/honed with uneven taping etc. Another would be a smiling razor that was given a single grinding which did not run all the way up to the hone wear but left a straight edge.