Originally Posted by
aeon
Thanks for the clarification holli :) I was a little bit confused as to how the ridge along the spine could wear that much lol *facepalm*
Excellent point. I did not look closely enough to notice it.
So, if i'm understanding this correctly, what you're saying is that over time, as the blade wears more, the rate of the wear slows down because of the increased surface area contact on the hone?
Yes, but as the spine wears and gets wider, the edge is also receding and eventually reaches a thicker part of the blade. In theory, I suppose this will balance out.
It's a little bit tough to see in the pictures, but the dark little "triangle" just to the left of the stamp appears to be wear on the shoulder. Initially as I checked it out I figured it was a double shoulder that had been worn out, but It seems as though it's actually a single shoulder that has wear on it. That wear point terminates just below where the honing wear along the side is, so I'm pretty sure that's what it's from. I never did take a picture of the back side of it, but on that side the wear line actually runs right over top of the shoulder, just past the heel of the blade. Would that be a sign of uneven wear?