ok can you do the same on the other side and post a pic?
Also as Oz said above the smile is there by design so do not remove it.
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ok can you do the same on the other side and post a pic?
Also as Oz said above the smile is there by design so do not remove it.
FWIW (from a honing novice):
This razor might have been honed on a narrow hone; you're using (probably) a wide hone, like a Norton (2-7/8"). Honing on a narrow hone could easily result in an edge which is sharp, but which isn't exactly parallel to the spine.
Or, the razor could be warped, or twisted. In either case, you can get the situation shown by the "marker test" in your photo.
It has been suggested (in previous posts by more-experienced people) that you might handle that situation by _pretending_ that the wide stone is a narrow stone. Imagine that there's a line drawn 1" from the edge of the hone. Use an X-stroke to sharpen, and be careful that the _whole edge_ is honed on that narrow strip between the line and the edge of the hone.
The "marker test" will tell you if that's working, or not. I think.
. . Charles
Here it is!
This time, despite the marker from the spine as not been removed completely it has almost completely disappeared from the edge.
Does this confirm your idea?
cpcohen1945, I read about pretending to work with a narrow hone and it's exactly what I tried to do.
Ok,
I think the problem is the blade is not straight it is bent slightly towards the side on the last pic.
So on the other side you do not get good contact from the half to the heel.
A stroke that will work for this scenario is rolling x stroke on the problematic side
Rolling X stroke - Straight Razor Place Wiki
and regular x-stroke on the side that is good.
you can practice the proper stroke motion ona higher grit stone to avoid wear then go back the bevel setter and set the bevel.