Thread: Spine and edge not flush when flat

Thanks for all the input guys. Not sure what I will do as of yet.. HNSB, when I lay the blade on its right side (as if edge is down, spine is up to start with), when the spine is flat, the toe is the only part of the edge that doesn't contact the flat surface. When on left side, spine is flat, the heel is the only part of the edge not touching the flat surface.

As glen indicated a little gymnastics are in order when honing or use a narrow hone.

When you do hone lap your hone flat and start with deliberate hone strokes
and circles with the intent to improve but not fix the geometry.
Finish honing with sweeping rolling X strokes. The toe of the razor will
level out as the last of the razor makes sole contact with the hone.

Circles tend to have a bit of linear push and pull and will often have enough
rocking motion to hone both the toe and heel.

So deliberate normal hone strokes dominate the start.

Expect to take five to ten honing efforts before you see any improvement.

Any time I try to fix a problem like this all in one try I never get it right.

Tape can help so try one or two layers of tape.

Magic marker testing at all steps is a must. It will tell you if
your modified x strokes are doing the right thing. It will tell
you if your remedial strokes are doing what you expect.

Sounds like I have a project razor on my hands. I was wondering if I could grind off some of the spine in the necessary areas in order make honing easier. I guess if I decide to do that, it will be a sloooooow process through honing.

Originally Posted by StHubert

, it will be a sloooooow process through honing.

Don't over think the problem, it is still the same objective as a "straight" razor, you have to move the razor down the hone and adjust to make the edge slide across the hone evenly and equally... That is all there is to honing

Of course the best written statement ever in the history of SRP honing follows

"I have no problem honing, I just have a problem figuring out when to stop" I always loved that one and I can't remember who said it first