From the wear marks on the spine I see two possible issues; 1) too much pressure. This is creating excessive spine grinding and may flex the edge off of the stone so you are honing behind the edge. 2) You are honing over the stabilizer and need to angle the blade so it isn't perpendicualr to the stone, heel trailing, to keep the spine over the stabilizer off of the stone.
Honing problem
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You are honing on the stabilizer and the tang, (Black Arrow) this lifts the heel half of the razor off the stone. So, you added more pressure on a low grit stone and have now ground the stabilizer down to where the razor may be on the stone some of the time and not the rest of the time. Creating an uneven ground spine and bevel.
The spine is so uneven and worn, you will likely need to hone the razor with at least a single layer of tape and possibly two.
Hone with tape while learning to hone, so that you do not needlessly ruin a good razor. All of the spine damage could have been prevented with a single layer of tape and a simple correction of the heel.
The heel corner, (Blue Arrow) is too close to the stabilizer, allowing you to hone on the stabilizer. Correcting the heel will move the heel corner well away from the stabilizer, (Green Arrow) and allow the razor to sit flat on the stone.
(HEEL CORRECTION – REPROFILING Made easy). Correcting the heel is a 5-minute fix.
Use a coin or large washer to mark a radius on the heel so that the heel corner is well away from the stabilizer, then grind the heel with a diamond plate or low grit stone. The steel is thin here and will grind easily.
You must pay attention and stay well away from the stabilizer.
The spine is so uneven and worn, you will likely need to hone the razor with at least a single layer of tape and possibly two.
Hone with tape while learning to hone, so that you do not needlessly ruin a good razor. All of the spine damage could have been prevented with a single layer of tape and a simple correction of the heel.
The heel corner, (Blue Arrow) is too close to the stabilizer, allowing you to hone on the stabilizer. Correcting the heel will move the heel corner well away from the stabilizer, (Green Arrow) and allow the razor to sit flat on the stone.
(HEEL CORRECTION – REPROFILING Made easy). Correcting the heel is a 5-minute fix.
Use a coin or large washer to mark a radius on the heel so that the heel corner is well away from the stabilizer, then grind the heel with a diamond plate or low grit stone. The steel is thin here and will grind easily.
You must pay attention and stay well away from the stabilizer.
Where are you located? If in the Chicagoland area I’d get it shaving for ya. There’s some decent hone wear but it can be made shave ready.
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Thank you,this is exactly what I did wrong.I’m gonna use tape and avoid the stabilizer and see what I will get.About the heel correction,I’ll let it be as it is for now.Your comment was very helpful.
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That’s so nice of you but I’m in Europe.I appreciate it.
So you have a razor with warped edge...
You can eventually get it shave ready, but it's going to take while...
It's both as a matter of fact. I started with a brand new Dovo Astra with exactly the same problem. The only difference probably mine came shave ready.
The easiest way would try getting some professional honing it for you if you can. It takes lots of time and money to get to the bottom of the rabbit hole.
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