Does anyone have any tips on how to hone the whole length of a smiling blade? I've got an old Wolstenhom wedge with a smiling blade. I can hone the centre part of the blade really well but I'm struggling to get a real nice edge on the tip and toe.
Honing a smiling blade
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You can find the videos here. The easiest way to hone a smiling blade is to use a narrow hone. This is one of the reasons why I had my 3" hones cut in half.
The above posts covers it all.
The .gif on coticule.be is a very good illustration.
Kenrup's (Ken Rupalski of ruprazor.com) videos are also just spot on. Here are kenrups videos http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erq5Jrbay6Q
And just watching Ken hone is such a thrill, he just looks so happy doing it!
Add to that Chimensch comment on the narrow hone & you will succeed.
If you don't have a narrow hone, try using both hands.
Don't increase pressure, but sometimes using both hands makes it easier to trail a smiling or warped blade on a wide hone. Wide for me is the likes of Norton or Naniwa by the way.
The .gif on coticule.be is a very good illustration.
Kenrup's (Ken Rupalski of ruprazor.com) videos are also just spot on. Here are kenrups videos http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erq5Jrbay6Q
And just watching Ken hone is such a thrill, he just looks so happy doing it!
Add to that Chimensch comment on the narrow hone & you will succeed.
If you don't have a narrow hone, try using both hands.
Don't increase pressure, but sometimes using both hands makes it easier to trail a smiling or warped blade on a wide hone. Wide for me is the likes of Norton or Naniwa by the way.
I had a similar question a few weeks ago and had great results using the tips above. Using two hand really allowed for control of the blade.
Good luck!
Good luck!
