Thread: Uneven sanding issue

Hey all,

I'm restoring a Dovo and it had significantly more pitting and rust on one side than the other. I sanded it down and now due to the excessive work I had to do on one side, that side is a little flatter or less hollow ground than the other.

Will this cause problems when I attempt to hone? My bevel will be uneven. How big of a deal is this? I'd hate to sand down the other side for no reason.

Thanks,

Doug

Sanded it down with what????? to get it uneven????

I used Sand paper

The bevel might look funny on the sanded side, but an uneven bevel doesn't mean a bad shave, just ask anyone who shaves with a japanese razor or microtome.

I say leave it.

Dan is right, it should not make a difference in the shave, but I just had to know how you managed to sand away enough metal to change one side of the razor.... You did this by hand????

So I finally finished this one. It honed up nicely. Once I established a new bevel, I did Lynn's aggressive pyramid and then stropped it. It needed a little more so I did the small pyramid and stropped again. I'm very happy about it. Shaves great.

I did sand it by hand for hours with 80 grit paper. It had some deep pitting. You can't even see the difference in the 2 sides but you can feel it. It's very slight.

Thanks for all the advice.

Doug