Thread: What do you think of this honing process?

A KNIFE GRINDER! Aaaaaaagh! Now I wont be able to sleep tonite.

Ask him if he ever shaved with one, and give him a piece of paper with a link to SRP. If we have only the slightest chance to teach him to hone a razor, we should try it. Heck, maybe he will be shaving with a straight, and enjoy the whole thing with honing and such.

Just ask him to let you test an edge he created the way described before you let him lay hands on your razors. Maybe he is a very innovative guy :-)

It is possible that what he was using was one those expanding wheels with a scotchbright type belt on it. If it was a fine grit, it might actually work - sort of. Has anyone tried one of those expanding wheels - for grinding or polishing???????

Unknown grinding wheel + 300 passes on strops = 15mins ?
How long does he spend on the wheel ?

I use Scotchbrite wheels all the time for polishing restores but they wreck any kind of sharpness that a factory edge would have. I just can't see it as a step forward. As has already been said, dropping the wheel makes more sense.

Originally Posted by onimaru55

Unknown grinding wheel + 300 passes on strops = 15mins ?
How long does he spend on the wheel ?

I use Scotchbrite wheels all the time for polishing restores but they wreck any kind of sharpness that a factory edge would have. I just can't see it as a step forward. As has already been said, dropping the wheel makes more sense.

He barely spends any time on the wheel.

Well that's not what I wanted to hear from you guys! I was hoping that I had found a great new resource. But I'm not totally giving up yet. I'm going to go in tomorrow (Monday) and have him sharpen an old eBay razor I don't mind using as an experiment. Thanks for the info, I'll ask him if he uses one and find out some more details about the grinding stone and the rest of his process. I'll try the HHT on the razor and give it a shave. We'll see how it goes!

Originally Posted by conroygc

I'm going to go in tomorrow (Monday) and have him sharpen an old eBay razor I don't mind using as an experiment. Thanks for the info, I'll ask him if he uses one and find out some more details about the grinding stone and the rest of his process. I'll try the HHT on the razor and give it a shave. We'll see how it goes!

Measure the width of the razor before & after. He may take an eBay razor to a stone wheel.

Just FYI since joining SRP in 2008 I have never read a post about knife grinders honing a razor successfully or without excessive wear.
You may however be the first. G'luck.

Originally Posted by onimaru55

Measure the width of the razor before & after. He may take an eBay razor to a stone wheel.

I just want to make sure I understand what you mean. Would the width be from the spine to the cutting edge, like 5/8"? Or how wide the blade is near the cutting edge?

I swear if he turns my 5/8" into a 9/16"...

Yes exactly, from spine to edge. It wouldn't be the first 5/8 to 9/16 conversion by a knife grinder. I would make my expectations very clear, well, actually I wouldn't even use the service but you get my meaning .

Originally Posted by skipnord

It is possible that what he was using was one those expanding wheels with a scotchbright type belt on it. If it was a fine grit, it might actually work - sort of. Has anyone tried one of those expanding wheels - for grinding or polishing???????

I use them for regrinds on older wedges and heavy grinds but never for sharpening razors..