Razor Bevels
This is a quick study I
put together
while I am learning how to hone razors on a semi-production basis. This
is not meant to be a definitive study of the honing qualities of
various stones. Rather, it is just meant to give me a basic idea of
what's going on.The stone surfaces, and the razor edges are all at 200x.
The razor is O1/L6 Damascus at 62.5 HRC.
The edge is honed at a 15 degree included angle.
The initial edge was a horizontal, along the edge, scratch pattern developed with a Norton 8000 grit hone.
Ten strokes were used on each side of the blade.
Only the weight of the blade was used for pressure.
The idea was to see how quickly the stones would cut, along with the depth and frequency of the scratch pattern.
This information is not indicative of the edge, or shaving quality of the razors. It is more a test of the stones ability to cut and/or polish the bevel.
 Coticule - No Slurry |
 Coticule - With Slurry |
 Blue/Green Escher - No Slurry |
 Blue/Green Escher - With Slurry |
 Chinese 12k - No Slurry |
 Chinese 12k - With Slurry |
 Shapton 30k |
 Shapton 15k |
 Spyderco - Ultra Fine |
 Translucent Arkansas |
 Hard Arkansas |
 Norton 8000 |
Razor Edges
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