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    Default Topic suggestion: overhoning

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    Quote Originally Posted by sparq View Post
    Inspired by this thread: http://straightrazorpalace.com/basic...tml#post347260

    I volunteer to put together info about overhoning and publish it in a new topic.

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    I need reviewers and/or additional contributions: Overhoning - Straight Razor Place Wiki

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    I must admit, I struggle to understand this concept of overhoned edges. I can understand that it woud be easy to create a burr or wire edge on a razor by honing with spine leading, this has been considered an accepted practice by knife/chisel sharpeners, thin the edge till it forms an even burr along its length and then remove it by honing with edge leading or by stropping etc but with a razor we hone leading edge and spine trailing.

    I can see how too much pressure could do all kinds of nasty things, like flexing the edge and is to be avoided but leaving overpressure aside, if we hone leading edge with light even pressure on alternate sides beyond the optimum point of sharpness achieveable with the particular grade of stone we happen to be using wuldnt we just be unneccesarily removing material while still remaining at that optimum sharpness for the particular stone? We are just re-forming a V and wasting metal arent we? I dont get why the edge should then suddenly degrade.

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    I believe this is a misconception, if you hone a razor evenly, you'll be cutting material on both sides consistently, and de edge will always be the same.
    If it's a synonym for "incorrectly honing", I'll buy that

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    Quote Originally Posted by Navaja View Post
    I believe this is a misconception, if you hone a razor evenly, you'll be cutting material on both sides consistently, and de edge will always be the same.
    If it's a synonym for "incorrectly honing", I'll buy that
    Ditto that if you'll pardon the phraseology!

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    I'm pretty sure my first attempt at honing lead to overhoning, despite using light pressure and working both sides evenly (i.e. proper laps, not working one side at a time.)

    I don't know if it caused a burr, a wire edge, a fin, or made the edge crumble. All I know is it passed the HHT (the first and only time I've seen it work consistently!) but when it came to shaving it couldn't cut a fart.

    I fixed it by lightly running the edge over the wooden part of a pencil tip, then rehoned using a couple of light pyramids. Then it shaved OK.

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