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18th century honing / convexed blade face
Hi guys, a question on honing. I've been honing hollow grounds / wedges / smiles for a while, but got one of the old nike swoosh razors ~1800 and am not sure what to do. I'll try to get pics up soon but it looks very similar to the razor in this thread, except more curved upward: http://straightrazorpalace.com/razor...ers-notch.html. Anyway, there seems to be a bit of convexing to the whole blade face so that I get contact on the hone as in this drawing, where the bevel and spine both curve back off the hone:
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Any ideas on how to tape a blade this curved? Maybe make tape cutouts? Or is this just something that needs a regrind or more advanced honing? Thanks, and I'll try to get pics up soon.