Thread: Razors with Uneven hone wear at point

Originally Posted by loueedacat

Here's my question: what honing stroke was the seller using that unevenly wore the point? I don't think I could replicate what he did on those two razors if I tried, and they were in such great condition otherwise I'm wondering if he did it on purpose.

The Seller may not be the cause of the uneven honewear (see JoeD's post) he may have just continued on an uneven blade... To hone that, He probably used the Rolling X or a similar stroke....

I may not be the best at honing, but in my short experience, sometimes there's a problem area on an edge (or maybe a tiny chip... something like that) and I focus on that part of the edge (say 3 strokes on just that area for every one full X stroke) and that causes uneven honewear... However (again, just my limited experience) I've never noticed uneven honewear to influence the quality of the shave... As long as the bevel is properly set, and the razor is properly honed, you should get a nice, smooth shave (which it sounds like you are getting)

Turns out I put them in the wiki.

Here's the Weltmeister:

I'm pretty sure this is my heljestrand 23, and you can see the uneven honewear on the spine in this picture.

Originally Posted by ShavedZombie

The Seller may not be the cause of the uneven honewear (see JoeD's post) he may have just continued on an uneven blade...

Whether it's the seller or whomever sold them to the seller, the hone wear handiwork on the point is identical and on two similar razors that I bought from the same guy within a couple week period. But I'm not annoyed in any event - these are killer razors that I got for nearly free.

It just seems that someone that knows razors did this on purpose, so I'm wondering if some prefer it this way - maybe it's easier to maneuver without a gotcha poke on the earlobe, or easier to get under the nose lobes with the "muted" point.