Honing a Dovo bergischer löwe

[Blade_Runner37C]

Ok I looked and searched before I asked this. I have been advised that is should be a pretty easy razor to hone. There should be no need to doing any rolling X strokes or anything wild.

I should be able to just go back and forth with ease and applying pretty much no pressure because it's a 6/8 full hollow ground and the blade will flex.

I plan on taping it. i ordered Kapton tape and I have 2 rolls of Scotch 700 and a roll of super 88. I read the scotch 700 is the same thickness as the 33+ but seems to hold up better. I am asking now what tape out of the 3 I mentioned or break down and buy a roll of 33+ be the best bet for saving the spine while getting a hair poppin edge?

I like the idea of using the kapton 2mil tape as it shouldn't affect or raise the angle up much, as I have read the 700 and 33+ is 7 mil and the super 88 is 8.5 mil thick.

Not trying to cause drama or any arguments, just looking for answers for this razor only. It is brand new and will be my holy grail of straight razors. I fell in love with this razor and the Boker Adolf III, the Boker is around $200-$250 more. So this will be my baby.

I will be using a King 1k, King 6k, Shapton Rockstar 10K, Arkansas Surgical Black and then an Heirloom Horween w/ Linen strop.

 

[driftwood]

I'm not a habitual taper of spines, but when I do tape I generally use whatever I have here in the house. I tape to protect spines or make honing this giant thinks of metal we affectionately call wedges a bit easier.

Sometimes tape csn be used to achieve a better bevel angle that what the spine of a badly worn razor will naturally give, but if you are shooting for a specific angle, which on a new razor likely isn't the case just use whatever you have to hand.

Why no picture of your beautiful new razor? Why you holding out on us, let's see it. Also when are you going to get the Boker. . .

 

[Blade_Runner37C]

The Boker will not be coming home, I would getting a divorce before we even get married. I am awaiting the arrival of the Dovo. It is in the shipping stage as of now.

 

[Steve56]

I’d tape the spine because you’re relatively new with honing razors, and like everyone else, will put more wear than necessary on the spine. Me included when I was learning. I prefer thin Kapton unless the razor needs a steeper bevel angle. It’s easy to re-hone without the thin Kapton later if you prefer. I’d also probably send it out the first time so that you don’t have to practice bevel setting on your new beauty.

I’d also pick up a couple of nice eBay users to practice on, just stay away from razors with rust near the edge. Use these to practice bevel setting.

Good luck and good honing!

 

[H Brad Boonshaft]

“I have been advised that is should be a pretty easy razor to hone. There should be no need to doing any rolling X strokes or anything wild.”

“I should be able to just go back and forth with ease and applying pretty much no pressure because it's a 6/8 full hollow ground and the blade will flex.”

That is not true. You hone a razor as it needs to be honed and very few razors, very few are perfectly straight. And if you only do straight strokes, you will hone a frown into the edge and likely, never fully hone the heel and toe.

Which brand of tape or the minute difference in the thickness of tape does not matter.

I use a layer of electrical tape with a layer of Kapton over the electrical. Kapton will make the tape last much longer.

More importantly, this is not the razor you want to learn on, if you value the razor. But if you insist…

Put a layer of each on the spine, ink the bevels and do a single lap on the 10k. What you see will determine how you hone it.

 

[alex1921]

Just FYI mine came with a really bad warp. Not an easy razor to hone so hopefully you got a good one.
Tape wise, I use super 88.

 

[Mr Bedlington]

I always tape; I like the Super 88. If I'm going for a bevel set, I will change the tape twice, sometimes three times after the 3K and 5K. I find Super 88 has excellent abrasive qualities. As @H Brad Boonshaft said, the minute difference in thickness makes very little difference.

 

[silverlifter]

I have been advised that is should be a pretty easy razor to hone

That's bad advice. No razor is "easy to hone" when you are learning, that's why you only hone beaters until you know what you are doing.