afishhunter
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My patch knife (AKA: "Straight Razor") needs sharpened.
I recall maybe 60 or 63 years ago, my gramps said that when sharpening a straight razor, you put both the edge and spine on the stone to get the proper angle.
I found that difficult to believe back then, and still do today. "Logic" says the spine would be thinned every swipe every time you used a stone.
(Gramps also said that stropping would usually restore the edge, and it was rare to need to use a stone. That I can believe.)
Unfortunately, my patch knife (AKA: "Straight Razor") needs more than stropped.
So, my question i: What is the proper procedure to sharpen a straight razor, to keep the sub - 20 degree inclusive edge angle?
I'll be using an Arkansas Stone. I don't recall if it is "soft" or "hard". I think it is "hard".
Thank you in advance.
I recall maybe 60 or 63 years ago, my gramps said that when sharpening a straight razor, you put both the edge and spine on the stone to get the proper angle.
I found that difficult to believe back then, and still do today. "Logic" says the spine would be thinned every swipe every time you used a stone.
(Gramps also said that stropping would usually restore the edge, and it was rare to need to use a stone. That I can believe.)
Unfortunately, my patch knife (AKA: "Straight Razor") needs more than stropped.
So, my question i: What is the proper procedure to sharpen a straight razor, to keep the sub - 20 degree inclusive edge angle?
I'll be using an Arkansas Stone. I don't recall if it is "soft" or "hard". I think it is "hard".
Thank you in advance.