Originally Posted by
Joed
As noted above, if the razor can be honed and gives a good shave it's fine. In the pictured razor I see that the hone wear just under the spine is a bit wide which is a sign of a lot of honing. Also, the bevel is going into the stabilizer which may cause honing issues. These are signs I use for gauging over honing. Some may say that the curve up at the toe is over honing in that area but I believe it may be a mod to reduce cuts from the square tip while still having one.