Thread: help with wedge honing pls.

Honing wedges falls under the category of "are we having fun yet". The only one I have behaved like the one under discussion here. I finally made a false spine, like a frame back, out of some flexible clear tubing and taped that on. That worked a little better but at least I wasn't trying to shave the side of the blade down. I did get a small more even bevel in the end.

Bob

This is what I did http://straightrazorpalace.com/honin...d-wedge-3.html last post.

Bob

Yep, wedges can sometimes be an exercise in patience and persistence, and faith for that matter.

It looks like you are getting somewhere with that razor, so congratulations on the work so far. Keep at it - I am sure that eventually you'll get it shave ready.

James.

Originally Posted by BobH

Honing wedges falls under the category of "are we having fun yet". The only one I have behaved like the one under discussion here. I finally made a false spine, like a frame back, out of some flexible clear tubing and taped that on. That worked a little better but at least I wasn't trying to shave the side of the blade down. I did get a small more even bevel in the end.

Bob

This is what I did http://straightrazorpalace.com/honin...d-wedge-3.html last post.

Bob

that is actually a great idea, the only concern I would have with it thou would be an angle of the bevel, I would imagine steeper angle gives sharper more comfortable shave but I could be wrong.
Regard Rafal

I would be worried about the same problem taping tubing on. I honed with no tape until I got the funky looking bevel previously pictured, then I put one layer on and got more of a small, regular bevel.

Peace,
Jim

Well, what can I say except I tried it and finally got a fairly consistent bevel that 3 layers of tape would not give me. If you look at the last post you can see the remnants of the funky bevel I was getting using 3 layers of tape just above the actual bevel set with the tubing. I am NOT suggesting anyone try it out on their own razors but for FYI only. Also to let you know that some wedges can be real buggers. I do have a modern German wedge that is a breeze to hone but to call it a wedge/derb is laughable after seeing something like a W&B near wedge with virtually no concavity to the blade. Anyhow have fun gents, I am off the idea of wedges after that W&B I got. If I needed that kind of aggravation I would have stayed married to my ex.

Bob

Originally Posted by BobH

Well, what can I say except I tried it and finally got a fairly consistent bevel that 3 layers of tape would not give me.

Bob

Hey Bob, just to be clear, I'm not saying it couldn't work to tape tubing on it. Just that I'd have the same concerns about bevel angle as Rafal mentioned.

The thought of putting something on the spine to get the bevel to the hone never crossed my mind. I just kept honing her until I got even contact. So for me it was less than intentional. I just sort of stumbled into the correction. If I run across another wedge that has that problem I might do something different...or I might just pass it on and save myself the trouble!

Peace,
Jim

I'm running a Thomas Turner wedge over my DMT 600 a little now and then, it will be fine some day, nu hurry with that one.
Every time we hone a full hollow we should really thank someone else for 99% of the work done on removing steel.

Originally Posted by BigJim

Hey Bob, just to be clear, I'm not saying it couldn't work to tape tubing on it. Just that I'd have the same concerns about bevel angle as Rafal mentioned.

The thought of putting something on the spine to get the bevel to the hone never crossed my mind. I just kept honing her until I got even contact. So for me it was less than intentional. I just sort of stumbled into the correction. If I run across another wedge that has that problem I might do something different...or I might just pass it on and save myself the trouble!

Peace,
Jim

No problem Jim, I just wanted to make sure that everyone understood it was an FYI deal. Without doing that I had a bevel that had more big waves to it than the ocean. I think Lemur has got it right and we should really be thankful for full hollows or what passes for a modern wedge.

Bob