Thread: Significantly warped wedge... belt sander?

Ok, I've got a wedge. It's warped. Not noticeable visibly but on a flat surface the concave side bridges about 1-2mm up in the center when faced down.

Would it be reasonable to attempt to grind it down on a bench grinder with a belt sander to get a straight wedge out of it again? I've been working on a XC dmt but at the rate it's chewing, it's not worth the time. I'm also not willing to invest in narrower hones (or try using my hones sides) to attempt to polish the concave side with the warp.

Are you walking about a wedge razor or the wedge for a razor? Regardless of which, I don't know the answer to your question, but it may help others.

A wedge razor. M George and Son 2.5"x6/8" specifically.

If you look closely I am pretty sure you will see the need to re-create an entirely new(from toe to tail), significantly smaller razor to grind out the warp.

It is probably just as easy to start with a rough blank and grind a new razor-
correcting a warp with grinding is essentially the same process, except the blank is warped when remaking the razor.

restated a third way It just won't work. There are two ways to fix it. 1. Follow the spine with rolling x and/or narrow hones or 2. get rid of it

I agree with kevint. This Joseph Rogers had the same problem and I was able to get it shaving very nicely using the rolling x on a set of narrow Nortons 8x1 1/2. The bevel isn't symmetrical nor even but there is a bevel and the razor shaves well.

Yeah, that's what I was worried would be the answer. I guess it's going away until I feel like buying some new stones. Maybe I'll snag a 1" wide coti cheaply some day and fix it up.