Thread: help: Honing razors with a heavy heel, edge not flat.

Hi folks,
I bought this razor off ebay which I posted about in a separate thread.
http://straightrazorpalace.com/razor...-fritisse.html

I have had some issues honing this razor and I think I could use some tips. I am working with a norton 4k/8k combo by the way. My only other razor is a dovo best quality which I have honed twice now with great succes but being brand new helped quite a bit.

When I first got it, I honed this P.Fritisse without much attention and noticed that it was most likely never honed since it had no hone wear on the spine. Its also possible that the person was using tape but I have my doubts about that because when I got it, it was not even sharp enough to dig into the skin with heavy pressure. basically completly dull...

So I shaved with it after honing and I reallized that it wasnt sharp across the whole edge. the Middle section was sharp enogh to shave. the rest was pulling.

Yesterday I took it to the hone once more and I noticed that when I lay the razor down with the spine touching flat, not the whole edge makes contact with the stone, the last cm of the tip is lifted. I can tell that as I make the stroke the water gets pushed at the center of the blade but the tip of the blade doesnt make contact with the stone. Perhaps the blade is warped. It should be noted that the razor I think is 1/4 hollow or a bit thicker even.

What is the solution here?

Also, you will notice that the heel is quite heavy. it doesnt blend nicely onto the blade as on a Dovo. What is the proper way to hone a razor with that kind of heel. I cant make full x strokes because the heel bumps into the hone and would damage it. I find the portion close to the heel is also not very sharp because of that.

thanks againall the insight.,

Samir