Thread: Good Bevel, Slight Frown

Another alternative is to keep the spine off of the hone and work the razor on a coarser stone as you would a pocket knife until you have a blade profile you're looking for. Or a few layers of tape on the spine to begin with and remove layers as you progress. More than one way to get there. Doing the above is less damaging than breadknifing IMO and in the long run less work.

Thanks--this is also a great idea. If I end up wanting to straighten the edge a bit more, I'll try this. For now, I'm actually 90% happy with the edge so I'm in a "less is more" kind of mode with it. I've actually messed up a few blades that I had in good shape by fussing over them! I think I'll do 3-4 shaves with just stropping in between to see how it settles in.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

Another alternative is to keep the spine off of the hone and work the razor on a coarser stone as you would a pocket knife until you have a blade profile you're looking for. Or a few layers of tape on the spine to begin with and remove layers as you progress. More than one way to get there. Doing the above is less damaging than breadknifing IMO and in the long run less work.

Here's a couple pictures of the razor. I still want to do some cleaning, but I thought I'd give you another look. I like the hammered tang.

The tail has a stamp 34-D-300 which I imagine is the model number. Robeson prided themselves on having razors for every type of face and event every type of male personality (the "nervous" man, for example!).

I have a blade that I was using in my daily rotation, a Joseph Allen & Sons, that has a frown a 1/3 of the way down the blade from the toe. When I discovered it, I stopped using it. It is only noticible when you place it perpendicular against a flat surface like Lawson did

I get a true kick out of most of these "Frown" threads...

"Those are not Frowns" "These are Frowns" Said in my best Crocodile Dundee imitation









Slight frowning can be easily corrected by using either pressure and circles, or a directed honing stoke, like Jimmy linked to...

Don't confuse the use of Breadknife and 45 degree Breadknife techniques with honing,, these are restorations techniques and are used way to often when not really needed... The only trick is to know when to use each, and better yet when to use combinations of all of them...

What causes frowns? Someone stropping w/ too much pressure? I only have a frown on my J A & Sons which I bought in that condition.

Originally Posted by gssixgun

I get a true kick out of most of these "Frown" threads...

"Those are not Frowns" "These are Frowns" Said in my best Crocodile Dundee imitation

Slight frowning can be easily corrected by using either pressure and circles, or a directed honing stoke, like Jimmy linked to...

Don't confuse the use of Breadknife and 45 degree Breadknife techniques with honing,, these are restorations techniques and are used way to often when not really needed... The only trick is to know when to use each, and better yet when to use combinations of all of them...

So maybe mine was just a "grimace!"

Good word on the breadknifing issue.

Originally Posted by rostfrei

What causes frowns? Someone stropping w/ too much pressure? I only have a frown on my J A & Sons which I bought in that condition.

jimmyHAD just answered it for me indirectly on another thread:
http://straightrazorpalace.com/strop...tml#post647282
http://straightrazorpalace.com/srpwi...t_-_Honing.pdf

Originally Posted by rostfrei

What causes frowns? Someone stropping w/ too much pressure? I only have a frown on my J A & Sons which I bought in that condition.

Un-even causes frowns

Now what was un-even I have no idea

Could be the
Hone
Razor
Stroke