Thread: Wavy Blade

'Found the channel, G. Thank You!!

Its been about 9 mo or better, but in working a heavy blade, you mentioned the 45 deg heel-leading stroke served to even the edge & spine up. .

It its true that the wave begins at the spine, how do you know how much metal to remove to make the wave less pronounce during honing?

I'm guessing the answer has to do w/ the the deviation from centerline being less than 1/2 the thickness of the blade - which for an extra hollow would get pretty thin.

The wave shown in the picture in this thread is somewhat deceiving to me. It looks more like damage from a buffing wheel than from honing. The wear on the spine definitely corresponds to the waves though. When I developed the 45 degree circles as an alternative to bread knifing, the thought was to be able to remove all the damage and still end up with a better start to re-creating a bevel. Glen is correct in that any damage on the spine will continue to be reflected in the edge without a few layers of tape and then you are stuck with that from then on. So, for me, when doing this kind of repair, I like to make sure that the edge is brought back to where no damage is left and then re-hone. The only other alternative really is to simply remove enough steel from both the spine and the edge to bring the razor back to mostly flat on the stone and then obviously the razor will reflect all that wear or try to salvage what you can by using a rolling X to get the edge shavable after the repair.

Have fun.

I am not entirely sure if it was. But I didn't use any bench grinder/buffer, just light handsanding, and polish using slow rotary. I was quite careful not to overheat the blade.

Originally Posted by onimaru55

I'm just wondering was the edge wavy before you "cleaned it up ?"
I'm hoping you didn't cause that on buffers & over heated things to boot

Originally Posted by gnoils

I am not entirely sure if it was. But I didn't use any bench grinder/buffer, just light handsanding, and polish using slow rotary. I was quite careful not to overheat the blade.

One less problem then.