Thread: Honing Advice appreciated!

Congratulations on the find! Magnification tells you almost everything you need to know. Time to tape that spine and re set the bevel! I would opt for a 1k stone, maybe even some low grit wet and dry sandpaper. Once the bevel is reset without any evidence of chips, divots or mouse bites move up the grits and watch the pressure. Be sure to check the edge periodically as you are honing, a lot of times if the metal is rotting the old chips will grind away only to be replaced by others, this is especially true with old Sheffield steel. Be sure to check the edge after the shave test as well in order to see what the whiskers have done to it. Have fun!