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Thoughts on Two Bevel Honing
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I would
like to say, I
don't think this is better than than traditional methods, just
different . It is a more efficient way to get a smooth edge, in a
shop environment, where I might have to hone 20 razors in an
afternoon. In fact,
this secondary bevel is so fine that the edge of the blade is
still effected by normal stropping, without tape. I use three
layers of tape to
establish the secondary bevel and lap with a balsa bench hone charged
with chromuim oxide. Atter that, I take off all the tape and strop on a
clean horsehide hanging strop. |

What
Is That Silver Edge On The Bottom Of The Razor?
| The silver edge you see on
my Damascus razors is where I purposely did not etch the Damascus
pattern. If I were to etch this portion of the blade, the etching would
go right through to the other side! A properly ground razor will have a thickness of about 0.005” where the etching ends. It will be about 0.001” thick at the edge before honing. Depending on the Damascus mix and pattern, the etching can easily exceed 0.002” in depth, per side. I think you can see the problem. Since the fall of 2007 I have been able to keep my honing bevels to about 0.005 wide. So, the silver line you see is the un-etched portion of the blade, and not the actual honing bevel. Below is the razor I have been using since fall 2007. The closeup shows what I'm talking about. The secondary bevel discussed above is not visible. |



Here
is an even closer view. The dark
area at the top
is where the Damascus etching ends. The secondary bevel is still
not visible here.
You need at least 200x to see that!
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