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Thread: Bevel is wider on one side?
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03-25-2011, 07:10 PM #1
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03-25-2011, 07:46 PM #2
+1 to HSNB I have a blade that looks flat on the edge but when the spine is on a flat surface the blade edge kicks up in the toe, so I had to either breadknife it or tape the spine till the edge is flat on both sides.
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03-25-2011, 09:17 PM #3
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03-25-2011, 10:10 PM #4
I think that your spine is flat/even on one side but not the other. Wider in the middle on the side that is giving you issues. Your hand is pushing down on the heel end and rocking it that way lifting the toe. An X stroke should help that issue since it is wider in the middle.
I just had a related issue with one that is narrower in the middle of the spine on one side. One bevel looked perfect. ( At least to me!) The other was wider in the middle of the bevel. Now if the edge was warped it would show up on the other side as well but it didn't. I measured the spine thickness with a caliper and found the narrow part of the spine corresponded with the wide spot in the bevel. Leading just by a little bit. I think that the x stroke in that instance contributed to the problem. As the narow spot in the spine approached the edge of the hone it changed the angle of the bevel. If I would have just laid the blade flat on the stone the spine would have rode on the high spots at each end and kept an even angle accross the whole bevel. It sharpened up good so I am going to leave it alone for now but it doesn't look right on that side.
TimLast edited by 32t; 03-26-2011 at 03:00 AM.
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03-26-2011, 03:57 AM #5
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Thanked: 375This sounds like the exact problem I'm having. I think I'll try a marker on the edge, to see where I'm messing up.
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03-26-2011, 04:08 AM #6
You can use 325 grit sandpaper to lap your hones. Flat surface and plenty of water to wash away swarf. See this illustrated tutorial by Josh Earl here.
It is not at all unusual for a razor to have a wider bevel on one side or the other, one end or the other. These things aren't always perfectly symmetrical. This is why x and rolling x strokes come into play. If you can get a good shaving edge on it evenly symmetrical bevels, while desirable aesthetically, don't matter.Be careful how you treat people on your way up, you may meet them again on your way back down.
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