Thread: Honing a square point

While I've never honed a spike I joined in so that I can learn from what's sure to be lots of incoming advice! Ya Just Gotta Love SRP!!

Thanks ACE. I'll be able to try it out it this weekend again and I'll post back with results.

I think Ace's advice is the only answer necessary. Keep it flat through the stroke and beyond. Like when you're shooting a bow, you want to hold the aim beyond the release of the arrow. Otherwise you lift or drop the bow too soon and affect the shot.

Good luck with it. I've got one spike that bites me every time I use it, but it also happens to be my best shaver. I'm not willing to mute it because at some point I'll sell it to someone who really wants the spiky spike.

Well finally got some free time and gave it a shot today. Kept the blade flat throughout my stokes and followed the shape of the razor as my guide. Turned out better than I expected but still not quite there yet. This is going to take a few time till I finally get it right.

Another question about spike points. How do you bring back a spike that has been previously muted? On my newest ebay find the spike has been rounded quite a bit. My guess would be either having to cut off the rounded point or just bread-knife the razor until the spike comes back.