Thread: Help with honing

Some good advice so far. The uneven spine wear really jumped out at me, thinking uneven pressure. Looks like, and I could be wrong, like your pushing down on the middle/tail of the blade while honing? Definitley get a junker to practice on, and maybe use a layer of tape on that one, or send it out this time. Most honer's can give you better feedback once they see it in person.

Check out Glen's vids....
Keep your pressure minimal and even.

Thank you for all the advise everyone. i read the when you hone the straight razor you should put plastic tape on the spine to prevent any marks, then i read another post that you want the spine to wear as you hone, this allows for a consistent angle on the edge of the blade. Any thoughts? also how do i know if i over honed my razor? and what can i do to fix it?

If you use tape on the spine, the bevel angle _will_ change over time. But if you hone gently, it will be many years before it makes much difference. At 66, I figure I'll be dead before I change the bevel angle significantly.

Charles

PS -- I could do the math on this, but not tonight.