Razor Over Stropped? Blade Valley
I recently picked up an old Cadman from an antique dealer. I noticed that the centre of the blade has a slight dip (1-1.5mm), to me it looks like it was always stropped in the middle, stropped the middle out of it basically. What's the best way to quickly hone this out to straight or a slight "smile"? Should I hone it right on the edge on a flat surface and completely remove the bevel first ?!! I have a 4/8K wet stone and I have a courser oil stone I use in the kitchen for knives which is narrower. Is there any problem using oil stones? Should I tape the spine so I don't wear through the spine? Any advice to a newbie would be appreciated. ~m