Thread: Big honing problem (Pictures included) Please help!!!! Desperate lol

unfortunately after spending almost 10 hours on it.
I have decided to give up :/

You would lose some metal if you make it smiling again but that's the route I would go.
Don't be so hard on your self, to fix your razor is not for beginners.
Either put it away until you really know how to fix it or send it out to be fixed.

I see you found this old thread

http://straightrazorpalace.com/advan...mile-back.html

Read my post back then #2 use a magic marker to draw a profile that you would like to see on the razor, that gives you a very good idea of the work involved but more accurately gives you a roadmap of the possibilities.. Basically before you decide how to do the work you should decide if the work can be fit to the razor..

That thread is in the advanced section for a good reason but it is also a good read..

What Lemur says is very true. Why don't you put it away, get yourself a razor that's in good shape, learn to hone on the good one; and come back to this one later? It's not all lost; you've still gained some good knowledge

Don't give up. Even if you ruined a razor, you are nowhere near the first one to do so. I'm working on a couple of smiling french wedges right now that I had to breadknife a little bit to remove some chips. I haven't destroyed them, but my bevel-like edges are larger than I expected and not so uniform. It's a learning process and luckily I paid $10 a piece for these. Even the pros had to learn from some degree of experimentation - hang in there. I'll bet that Glenn would concede that his progression in restoration and honing included a bit of trial and error and made him better for it.

Even if we're not perfect at this, most of us can learn if we stick to it. If you don't make the same mistake twice, this is valuable experience. Get yourself something easier to learn on as suggested. Peptalk /off