Thread: Hone a wedge

Finally found a Wade and Butcher I could afford.
It's a heavy wedge and I'm having a heck of a time getting it shave ready.
It has alot of spine wear.
Should I build up the spine with 2-3 layers of tape or just keep at it with the hone?
I got the hone and stropping down pretty good and have my hollow ground straights all to where they pass the hht but this wedge is giving me fits!
HELP!!!

Not everybody agrees about tape as a general practice, but almost everyone does agree that it's a good way to compensate for a razor with a lot of existing hone wear on the spine, and that it speeds up the honing process quit a bit when honing a wedge.


So in short, yeah. I'd tape it.

Wedges take exponentially longer to hone because of the greater amounts of steel that much be removed. Just keep at it, or give up and send it away.

Just thinking...

Scientific!!!

I'd use at least one layer of tape as well.
Just to protect it from more hone wear.

`An old razor that was sharpened some time ago, just more than likely has some crusty old microdamege that's hard to see. I wonder how much of this "can't quite get it" Where it may take 3,4 trips back to the hones on a new vintage razor is from such things. But finally get sharp and stays shrp like they should after you make multiple "finish" stokes

All things depending and equal, A layer or even 3 if you wanted seems a great way to get right to the edge early on.

Does excess hone wear mean unskilled use, a razor that doesn't stay sharp, warpage, or old age.

If it holds at the steeper angle ; next time you can lower it. In theory no tape will allow a tighter shave angle if you look for that

Have honed quite a few heavier grinds and taped the spine. Depending on the hone wear and whether they are somewhat warped, have to remove a good size amount of metal. Just finished a Greaves that was in really decent shape, but still took some time to set the bevel. Wish you luck!

willy put one layer of tape and make sure that the bevel is right do the marker test if there is any marker left after 4 passes you need to work on bevel more, wedges are a bear to get the bevel set right but when it gets there it aint muck deffrent than any other razor . i was the same way on my first wedges but now thea is about all i have and i love them

You could have it reground and start over with zero honewear!