Thread: Honing a "military" blade.

what kind of stroke did you use?

You can future proof the razor with some judicious grinding at the heel & stabiliser. See link below.
Once you do, however the geometry will change but at least the heel will be on the stone & you can reset the bevel properly.

http://straightrazorpalace.com/advan...rrecting+heels

Sadly I discovered a crack, and upon further inspection and playing with it, the top corner of the blade broke off.

It really made me sad, but after looking at it, there wasn't much that would have stopped it from breaking eventually.

Anyways, I guess I'll have to look for another blade. This whole thing has got me pretty interested in shaving.

I did have one last question though....The blade itself is actually quite small compared to other straight edges I've seen. Is this because of the brand, or is there a particular type of razor classification that has this characteristic?

Sorry to hear about the blade. It sucks when that happens.

But on the positive side you'll have learnt a lot about honing..!

Blades come in all sorts of shapes and sizes from 3/8 width and up to 10/8", which I think is about the biggest blade I've heard of. They'll also vary from hollow ground to full wedge.

All will shave very well and its really personal preference as to which you go for..!

Good luck and keep us posted!

Just curious, when they get as thin as 3/8" do they also get proportionately shorter as well? Or is it maybe a coincidence that the razor I have is a "travel size" razor all around?

In any case, I guess the length isn't what's an issue, more of the blade width for my personal preference.

I'll have to keep my eyes peeled for one on the classifieds.