Honing a Rapide Wedge

[Tony'schin]

There are quite a few threads on the predecessor of this forum, e.g. this one here: https://theoriginalsafetytoo.proboards.c...and-expect

Generally speaking, when dealing with wedge blades, tape is very useful. And if you do not have a bayonet, yet, I would like to recommend that you find one first. As an aside, these should be trivial to 3d print, so maybe someone can make one?

Either way, here is a bayonet:


And be careful with the Heljestrand labelled blades on eBay and other fora. A friend of mine kindly bought the last good ones in Eskilstuna years ago (and, no, I have no spare ones any more because I sold them to members here at cost).



And yes, that Allegro is the easiest and fastest way to maintain a wedge. 


That said, once you've set the bevel, a balsa strop (or, rather, hone) can help you maintain a properly honed wedge blade for a very long time.

Thanks for your reply RobinK, i have the stropping bayonet for the rapide but was not sure if this would change the bevel angle. I will have a look at the threads posted when i get time.
The Rapide blade is working just fine at present.