My diving watch has a bevel, which is a ring that can be used to indicate time since submersion or end of dive or what ever... but somehow I think that this was not really what you were asking for...
The dial on your watch is called a bezel.
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Oops sorry about that . Brain is about to go into meltdown...
No wories - you English is much better than my Swedish.
The only Swedish word I know is lutefisk!
How about your Dutch . Swedish isn't too hard though, just watch a lot of Swedish Chef episodes (Muppets) and you'll be fine .
You can tape the spine, and it might help a bit, but it's not required. If you tape it, you need to keep it taped during the whole honing process, don't remove it until you're done honing.I got that much, but how would I set the bevel? By taping the spine while I hone? If I did that, how would I know when the angle is right?
You can tape the spine, and it might help a bit, but it's not required. If you tape it, you need to keep it taped during the whole honing process, don't remove it until you're done honing.
Mainly you need a coarse stone. You have to set (or reset) bevels when the original bevel is gone or near gone, so you get a fresh bevel to polish and work up an edge on.
Basically what happens (as far as I've understood it anyway) is that first you have your razor, which has a good bevel, and you can sharpen it. But then each time you hone your razor, the bevel gets a little shorter and the angle of the edge gets a little flatter. So periodically you need to reset the bevel, and take away a bit more metal.
Same here.I'm NOT and expert
I'm not sure this is correct, my understanding is that razors are designed to keep the same bevel once its been set.
I'm NOT and expert, so hopefully someone will come along and clarify this - calling all honemeisters!
I can see the bevel on my razors. On some it seems "taller" than on others. Is there an ideal height to it or does the spine and such to more to determine the bevel height?
I can see the bevel on my razors. On some it seems "taller" than on others. Is there an ideal height to it or does the spine and such to more to determine the bevel height?
The dial on your watch is called a bezel.
Actually, a bezel has a bevel.