Thread: Bevel re-set

Sorry guys, should have never said the B. word. I am refering to this. If you go down to step 2 and 3. How does using three layers of tape at the begining make it easier to set a bevel on something that dull.

Why not one layer?

I agree NO BREADKNIFING


Honing a damaged blade - Straight Razor Place Wiki

Just cause it's on the internet doesn't mean it's true or the only way to do something. You can use however many layers as you want. That's just the author's method. Personally, I use 1 layer for a lot of work; otherwise I use none.

Originally Posted by Bloodwood

Sorry guys, should have never said the B. word. I am refering to this. If you go down to step 2 and 3. How does using three layers of tape at the begining make it easier to set a bevel on something that dull.

Why not one layer?

I agree NO BREADKNIFING


Honing a damaged blade - Straight Razor Place Wiki

This is a PERFECT example of taking the Wiki to the wrong place, that is a bastardization of two separate threads ...

Go to the bottom of the page read the original threads and you will find that Breadkinifing has no place in the Honers repertoire, it is a restoration technique...

Bevel setting should be done on any razor you are not absolutely sure of when you start honing that razor... now read above what Ron said, if you are sure of the edge then you are just touching up and no bevel set is needed

Originally Posted by Bloodwood

Sorry guys, should have never said the B. word. I am refering to this. If you go down to step 2 and 3. How does using three layers of tape at the begining make it easier to set a bevel on something that dull.

Why not one layer?

The answer you seek is actually the first point in Step 2
"Use 3 layers of electrical tape on the spine. This concentrates the honing to the edge."

One layer will have you honing on a larger area therefore much slower on something like a wedge & only a little slower on a hollow.

Think of it as sawing lumber you don't cut on the largest area you can to speed things up.

Again this is a restoration thing & not for regular honing & touchups

The last guy who advocated bread-knifing around here as I recall we executed.

That word should only be invoked as the nuclear option when trying to save an otherwise "as toast" razor.

Ive restored a few and breadknifed only one time on a razor with a chip and smile going the wrong way.....its a nuclear option

Deawwwwwwy Bewoved,

We ahre gathawed hewre to unite this wazor and this obstwuction to holy matwimony...........

Wet dem be united in a wowld of fwat edges and twipple bevels fow all da days of their lives.........

If any of you have any wetribution to announce against this union, pwease speak now or fowevah maintain your edges in diswepair.......

Ahmen.............

The only time I ever bread knifed a razor was due to the fact that it was frowning so much that it made me sad in return and I took my sadness out on my hone.

Originally Posted by Lynn

Deawwwwwwy Bewoved,

We ahre gathawed hewre to unite this wazor and this obstwuction to holy matwimony...........

Wet dem be united in a wowld of fwat edges and twipple bevels fow all da days of their lives.........

If any of you have any wetribution to announce against this union, pwease speak now or fowevah maintain your edges in diswepair.......

Ahmen.............

I dropped a Wapi once--chipping it nicely--& made the mistake of trying to BK the chip out. After months of on & off work w/ it on a D8C, I can still see the thickness of the bevel tip w/ my naked eye... Probably junked the razor, but at least it was cheap.