This has been Said So Many Times in Forums..It Falls on DEAF EARS..90/95% of the LEARNING is on the 1 K Bevel Hone..A Razor Should be Able to Shave from the 1 K Bevel Hone..Oh Yeah..If it Cant then DONT Move On..So maybe a good start would be vintage full hollow - carbon steel - no hone wear - nice looking straight bevel - but most important: inexpensive so no big loss if I ruin it honing
It Should Shave on the Face..Albeit Maybe Not the Most Comfortable..My Pen Knife will Shave Arm Hair but I Wouldn't Put it Near My Face..A Ragged or Rough SR Blade without a Proper Bevel Set will Shave Arm Hair to the Cows Come Home..Put it on the Face & Ouch !!.Setting the bevel is where I sometimes stumble to a halt, tried the "oh well, I am sure it will sort itself down the road" routine once but nope no way forward without a proper bevel (will shave hair on my left arm)
It Should Shave on the Face..Albeit Maybe Not the Most Comfortable..My Pen Knife will Shave Arm Hair but I Wouldn't Put it Near My Face..A Ragged or Rough SR Blade without a Proper Bevel Set will Shave Arm Hair to the Cows Come Home..Put it on the Face & Ouch !!.
Billy
Sober on a Saturday night so why not hone a razor and why not my Nemesis: the Gold Dollar. Surprise. Surprise. Setting bevel went real smooth. And bevel shaved hair on my arm and Yay! bevel had no problem tidying up my beard neckline. Not sure why the Gold Dollar suddenly gave in to my honing skill. Maybe because I have had a 6 month long break from honing. Maybe tech is better. Maybe my mental attitude is better. Maybe it was just luck
How True..Blunter than a Mistresses Ass..That Gold Dollar I sent you wouldn't of spread butter, never mind shave arm hair.
Its Always Hard to Say without the Razor at Hand on the Hone..There Could be a Bend or Twist in the Spine..It Could Also be the Heel or the Stabilizer that is Holding it Up..Hone Wear on the Spine Can be Another Cause..A Common Cause is the Opposite Heel to that Toe Needing Metal Removed to True Up the Bevel..But..You have the Razor at Hand..Its Always Hard to Comment Blindly..Just when you think you are getting it you hit a razor that wont or somebody raises the bar even higher.
So I have one where the bevel at the toe on the LH side is not contacting the stone going by visual inspection of the bevel and watching the water film, RH side is fine, one layer of tape, edge leading strokes and light torque applied to the razor. Does this mean the toe is out of line biased to the right or the LH side has been abraded too much at the toe? Any ideas on the best way to correct this please?
Right..I May have a Picture what's Goin on..Sometimes You Need to FILL those Hone Wear Gaps in those Areas with Pieces of Tape..ONLY on the Hone Wear Bits..Then Use One Complete Layer of Tape on Top ..You are Still Essentially Honing with One Layer of Tape..I Hope that Makes Sense..I Use this Method a Lot with Wedges with a Lot of Hone Wear..Only Difference with Wedges is I Normally Use at Least 2 Layers or Maybe 3..Thanks for the reply Billy. Spine wear looks biased towards the heel on both sides hence the heel is worn more than the toe I have only honed it with tape. More spine wear on the RH side heel end than the LH side so that could explain the toe problem. Will take it back to the stones gently and have a really good look.