Hi all!
I`ve been trying to sharpen my Dovo 5/8 on the Coticule, and the results are controversial.
After following the Unicot method, right before the tape-ing of the spine (so after doing just the halfstrokes to get my razor to shave arm hairs), I`ve noticed that the blade is slightly sharper in the middle, and less sharp on the toe and heel, and the bevel is just slightly wider in the middle, on just one side. The results are something like a HHT 3 in the middle and playing violin (not very loudly either!) on the toe and heal.
Could this be a result of my honing strokes (which are halfstrokes with some pressure applied on the balde, and then X-strokes from the Unicot recipe)? Or could it be that the bevel isn`t set right??
I do admit that I stabilize the blade with a finger on the spine, in the middle of the blade, when doing halfstrokes. Could putting too much pressure on that finger result in an uneven bevel and a such of a big difference in sharpness?:-/
Best regards,
Alex
I`ve been trying to sharpen my Dovo 5/8 on the Coticule, and the results are controversial.
After following the Unicot method, right before the tape-ing of the spine (so after doing just the halfstrokes to get my razor to shave arm hairs), I`ve noticed that the blade is slightly sharper in the middle, and less sharp on the toe and heel, and the bevel is just slightly wider in the middle, on just one side. The results are something like a HHT 3 in the middle and playing violin (not very loudly either!) on the toe and heal.
Could this be a result of my honing strokes (which are halfstrokes with some pressure applied on the balde, and then X-strokes from the Unicot recipe)? Or could it be that the bevel isn`t set right??
I do admit that I stabilize the blade with a finger on the spine, in the middle of the blade, when doing halfstrokes. Could putting too much pressure on that finger result in an uneven bevel and a such of a big difference in sharpness?:-/
Best regards,
Alex