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I guess this makes the whole business of restoring, honing and using these razors more interesting; especially if you are an advanced user.

Thank you very much, this makes sense.
So not all straights are....straight!

I'll keep working on the technique and see if I can improve the edge.

Thanks again for you help and time.

Here it is!
This time, despite the marker from the spine as not been removed completely it has almost completely disappeared from the edge.
Does this confirm your idea?

cpcohen1945, I read about...

First of all thanks for the support.

Here are the before and after pictures with the magic marker.
I held the blade flat on the stone. Basically only the marker towards the tip has been removed...

Hi thanks for your question.
On one side the edge doesn't make full contact with the stone in the normal honing position with just the blade on the stone. The other side is fully touching the stone...

You are right, there is no hone wear.
I guess in order to flatten the spine (if it is really required) I would have to introduce an uneven wear of the spine. Would you have to protect the edge to...

Thanks,
I used an x-stroke at approximately 45 deg.

Hi,
I've recently decided to try my first restoration project.
I acquired a preatty battered Henry Barnascone from ebay and after several hours of hand sanding I decided to try and put an edge on...