I have honed many razors, but never one with a frown.
I recently purchased a Guillermo Hoppe, for a good price and from the photos it seems to have a slight frown. Of course nothing but edge perfection will do so I would like to get rid of the frown.
The way I see it there are two options:
1) Bread knife it until the edge is straight and hone - I have done this to get rid of an unwanted smile on a GD, but it causes quite severe spine wear to get a decent bevel set again, and if possible I don't want that on the Guillermo.
2) Hone it with added pressure on the end of the frown, and hope it straightens out.
Advice from you guys that have successfully dealt with the issue will be appreciated.
I recently purchased a Guillermo Hoppe, for a good price and from the photos it seems to have a slight frown. Of course nothing but edge perfection will do so I would like to get rid of the frown.
The way I see it there are two options:
1) Bread knife it until the edge is straight and hone - I have done this to get rid of an unwanted smile on a GD, but it causes quite severe spine wear to get a decent bevel set again, and if possible I don't want that on the Guillermo.
2) Hone it with added pressure on the end of the frown, and hope it straightens out.
Advice from you guys that have successfully dealt with the issue will be appreciated.