Thread: Hard steel

Has anyone else had this problem? I've been trying for hours to set a bevel on a Gold Dollar razor with the norton 220 stone and I have made very little progress. Could some GDs be that hard? It's leaving very little metal on the stone. My other GD hones up easily.

Yep, it's possible. GD's are not very expensive. The savings in cost have to come from somewhere besides profit. Try more pressure. Be careful though. It is is truly harder than most it will also be more brittle and more susceptible to cracking and other means breakage.

Just curious, but why the 220 ? I wouldn't use that unless the edge was damaged, chipped badly or something. The 1k with circles followed by x strokes has set any bevel I've ever tried. Could be that you've got too much of a good thing there with the 220 IMHO.

If your stone is clogged and need of a clean. It could cause it to stop stop cutting the steel at the same rate as usual.

umm im not getting my edges as sharp as i want yet

But if its really hard steel somethimes a finer hone will cut faster
Dont know why but maybe finer abrasives has sharper edges?

I was using 220 because I assumed it would work faster, But I'll try the 1000 for awhile. Thanks.

I did a GD, a few days a go and it was really easy to work with, also a surprisingly good shaver.

I'd be surprised if the razor was so hard a 220 wouldn't cut it, but you never know. 220's are so porous that you're not likely to see much metal coming off the razor. I have also heard that some of the made in Mexico Nortons need to be lapped a bit before they work well, but I don't know if this applies to the 220. Have you tried lapping it a lot?

I too would suggest moving up to 1k; I only drop below 1k to remove chips or to hone wedges with really messed up bevels.