Quote Originally Posted by burns420 View Post
A friend of mine gave me a Dovo special 6/8 that he got as part of a set of barber supplies for his wife. It looks fairly new but it has quite a bit if hone wear. Just wondering if this was common after honing newer Dovos that may have been poorly ground to have quite a bit of the spine worn down or if someone(maybe the barber) just honed it often or maybe used a knife whetstone or something. The wear is even, and the edge is pretty wide also(from the edge to the bevel is 2mm, if that makes sense). It is somewhat sharp but not enough to shave with. Any thoughts? I can post pics later.
As you may have guessed, it is pretty hard to diagnose problems over the internet, especially when you are new and confused in the terminology and giving wrong descriptions.

So, let's not use words that you're not sure about and stick to the simple and clear things.
2mm wide bevel is a lot. I don't have many dovos but looking at an old (over 65 years) 5/8 one I have the bevel is 0.1-0.2mm.
How much is the width of the flattening on the spine?
The ones I've seen have less than 1/32" from the factory.

I'd bet dollars to doughnuts that whatever is troubling you is a result from poor honing, which is pretty common.