Thread: What's the general consensus on honing a butterknifed blade?

You'll need to go a bit higher than 4k to get a comfortable shave I would think.

Assuming you get your razor successfully honed up to your 4k stone, you probably will want to go up to 6k or (ideally) 8k to really give a smooth finish to the edge.

A good budget honing set up is this one:

Amazon.com: Norton Waterstone Starter Kit: 220/1000 grit stone, 4000/8000 grit stone, SiC flattening stone: Home & Garden

It has all the stones you will need, and will give you years of reliable service. If you're getting into the restoration side of things in a big way then some proper hones would be a really good investment.

Honing a damaged blade - Straight Razor Place Wiki


I highly suggest tracking that back to the original thread as many questions are asked and answered there...

You are going to need patience.

Even on a DMT resetting the bevel on a breadknifed blade takes time.

I would look to getting a Norton kit as linked above by Stubear. In this post here Lynn said," Please pay attention to this.

I have received hundreds of razors from folks with simply ruined edges as a result of sandpaper efforts, not to mention the scratched blades ."

Here is another by Lynn on the topic,"I hate sandpaper for honing.

It's a pet peeve based on all the razors I see with scratch marks all over the blade and an edge that needs a full restoration every single time.

Personal opinion only.

Thanks for the indulgence,"

If that is all you have and it is working for you good luck but if Lynn said it I believe it so it is waterstones for me.