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09-14-2012, 03:54 PM #1
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Thanked: 116Slight smiles and other blade issues.
My biggest issue when honing seems to come from blades that have developed a smile or were intentionally crafted this way. I've watched videos and read theories about what to do to hone blades like these but am having no luck.
When I hone a 'straight' blade, I am able to get excellent shaves out of it. BUT, when honing anything with a smile I am struggling to get the toe of the blade to even begin cutting hair...
Does anyone have advice they can give me?
What I've tried: swooping/rolling x strokes, heel forward strokes, applying greater pressure when honing the toe, slightly lifting the blade when the toe is getting close to the edge of the hone on an x stroke.
At what point do you suggest hitting the 400 or 1k and bevel setting to remove enough steel to hone past the smile?
Am I even making sense!??