Thread: Got my first double arrow

Originally Posted by Utopian

I honed a couple of them for the first time recently and I was really PO'd both with the edge near the heel and the shoulder.

On both blades the edge near the heel had what I could best describe as a quarter inch micro-frown in the edge, as if someone slipped when they ground it and put a divot in the edge. Both razors had the identical flaw in the edge.

Also, both had a shoulder that was way to pronounced and I had to be really careful in blade placement on the hone to make sure that the shoulder did not make contact. Most shoulders don't make contact with the hone but these protruded out far enough to interfere. I think if I hone any more of them I might grind off some of that shoulder.

Has anyone else seen either of these issues?

I just received two today from Stamps22. I bought them hoping they would make good starters for some interested folks at work. The shoulders definitely got in the way while honing. Other than that, they sharpened up ok and seemed very reasonable for 9.99

I shaved with one of them this eve with no complaints.