Quote Originally Posted by rhensley View Post
Just got a B J Erye off the bay that had a chip in it. Hollow ground but still fairly thick at the spine and 6/8 wide. after honing I couldn't wait to used it. now it's not as heavy as my diamond edge Wade and Butcher 7/8 but it seems to plow through the chin whiskers just like the wedge where the extra hollow ground blades tin to stop when going against the grain first pass. now the C-M0n didn't. it also went against the grain first pass but with more pressure. I guess I need to try them ALL.
I just can't get my head around a properly honed blade of any grind being stopped by whiskers.