Thread: Straight razor sharpening and my Edge Pro - Pic intensive

Very interesting endorsements........

Nice video and great that you got this to work for you.

I have tried a couple hundred razors on my Edge Pro and still no comparable results to regular honing on the stones.

Guess I'll just stick to the nice results I get from it on my knives........

Have fun

Originally Posted by Berthold

Mario, this is excellent work. Your work has encouraged me to use my Edge Pro to hone my straight razors, and my results are also outstanding. The bottom line is that the Edge Pro can and does bring straights to shave ready sharpness. It's not going to be the preferred method for most, but for some, it's a very viable option. Thanks for your posts.

Way 'ta go, Berthold! Your first post is a Zinger!

I got confused halfway through the pictorial.
I would have to take a semester long course, just to be able to use it.
I guess I will stick to my stones.

Thanks for posting it, though.

Originally Posted by Hirlau

I got confused halfway through the pictorial.
I would have to take a semester long course, just to be able to use it.
I guess I will stick to my stones.

Thanks for posting it, though.

Hirlau-

Is there something that I can clear up? I was hoping maybe I can elaborate on something that may be confusing.

m-

Actually, my comment was mostly jest.
You did a good write up. It's just that the setup , with it's accessories is a bit intimidating to me. I'm not a mechanicaly inclined person. I feel comfortable with stones, because when using or learning on them; I can concentrate with fewer factors in front of me. When I'm having problems with results, narrowing down the reason, seems simpler with stones.
Just me, I guess.

Gotta go along with Hirlau, you did a good write up but I just can't get excited over it. I could see where it's use to sharpen knives/axes could be of benefit. Don't really know that though not being into that sorta thing. OTH, to me, it seems to be a solution to a none existent problem in the honing of straight razors and a bit of a complicated one at that. In this case the traditional method of honing a straight razors still seems to be the simplest solution to the task.

Bob

Originally Posted by BobH

... it seems to be a solution to a none existent problem in the honing of straight razors and a bit of a complicated one at that. In this case the traditional method of honing a straight razors still seems to be the simplest solution to the task...

Bob

Bob-

There was never a "problem". When I started this thread I stated the following:

I wanted to see if I could use the Edge Pro because I have invested time in money in this system with my knives.

I am curious as to what you consider to be complicated?

m-

Mario

Yea, if you have the edge pro already, which you did, and wanted to make more use of it I can see why you did it. To me setting the rig up and using it offers no advantage to throwing some water on my hone and having at it. I don't think using the edge pro brings anything more to the table than what already exists, so why bother if you have to go out and buy it. In that sense where there was no problem in the first place by doing it a different way provides a solution to a problem, the honing a SR, which does not exist.

I don't see anything that would make me get one solely for SRs. OTH if I were seriously into knives the story could be different.

Bob

Mario,
In post # 16 what brand/type of blade is that? Did the Edge Pro set both bevels on that tool or just the smaller shiny one? How long did it take to complete that edge?

Thanks.

Originally Posted by Hirlau

Mario,
In post # 16 what brand/type of blade is that? Did the Edge Pro set both bevels on that tool or just the smaller shiny one? How long did it take to complete that edge?

Thanks.

That was a Smith and Wesson Hatchet. I set the "shiny" bevel on it. I don't remember how long it took to complete that hatchet, but a best guess would be about 2 hours.

@ Bob-

The cliche "Many ways to skin a cat" comes to mind after reading your response. Again I don't see a "problem". At no one point did I suggest anyone buy an Edge Pro. I was just sharing my experience. If you would like to discuss what I think an Edge Pro adds to the table I would be more than happy to discuss it offline.

m-