Thread: What am I doinf wrong? Un even bevel

To the OP:
Pressure, is not as bad as uneven pressure, Imagine you are driving down an icy road and that uneven bevel is a rut, if you catch the rut it steers you but if you "Plow" (hone) the rut out of there you create a smooth even surface on which to "Drive" (shave)

Now you have to apply pressure as you hone to take those "Ruts" out of there...
Sometimes a layer or two of tape can help with this sometimes it makes life worse

To Bandman:
Warped blades need an exaggerated X to get sharp... Some use a Rolling/Rocking X, Some use a narrow hone, and some of us use a 45+ Degree heel forward angle...
If you look in the Vids section on the site you will find all this...

Cant really add anything to what Glen has said. Good luck and have fun!

Originally Posted by gssixgun

To the OP:

To Bandman:
Warped blades need an exaggerated X to get sharp... Some use a Rolling/Rocking X, Some use a narrow hone, and some of us use a 45+ Degree heel forward angle...
If you look in the Vids section on the site you will find all this...

Thanks. I'll give it a look and a try. I'm still trying to figure this honing thing out...

UPDATE: I tried the 45 degree honing and got a good edge. Had my first shave with it a few minutes ago, and she was smooth as glass.

Thanks!

There are some of us who can do two handed honing and things work out OK however for most it's way better to learn to do it with one hand. When you use two hands no matter how hard you try you are putting added pressure on some part of the blade and that's bad.

Personally, I've always used two hands however I have a very light touch and I keep moving the second finger along the blade so it's not getting pressure at one point.