Got a pre 1891 W&B wedge and it is a true wedge to try and fix up. Took her apart did what I could with limited skills, reassembled and proceeded to attempt to hone it. Used two strips of electrical tape and started out on a 1000 Naniwa to hone the chips out and set a bevel. Finally got the chips out but had a very uneven bevel but carried on to a 3000 Naniwa any way to see if I could get it to pop hairs. That was a no go so walked away from it for the day.

Next day having thought about it and the hugely uneven bevel decided to go with 4 strips of tape which was a little better but not quite there yet. So added 2 more strips for a total of six and got a workable but not too pretty bevel. Worked up to a 12000 Naniwa and shave tested. Got a rough shave from a semi sharp blade. So back down to an 8000 Naniwa and 6 strips of electrical tape and work back up. Got a decent shave this morning except for the chin and throat are under it. I think it is still not quite sharp enough yet because of that.

Just two questions really. Is it normal to have to use 6 strips of electrical tape on a true wedge? I am thinking that I am going to try an extra layer on top of the 6 just on the side of the blade where the edge is still too narrow compared to the other side to try and even things up a bit. Would that work?

Just a total newbie winging it and doing whatever it takes to try and get an edge. Working with a true wedge has been an interesting and frustrating experience. Mind you actually shaving with a 120+ year old razor more than makes up for the frustrations.

Bob