Hey,

Picked up a cheap microscope/jewlers loupe, one of those cheap LED ones

Kinda like this



Anyway, so got it to check out my honing, see what was actually going on, it was only 10 dolars or so, so figured nothing to loose,

I also figured 'i wonder if it would work if i put my webcam up to it'

Sure enough, it worked 'okish' its really fiddly at the moment, but it kinda works

Some interesting results, i have a cheap diamond 1k, a norton 4k/8k and nothing higher, I've honed a few razors and all appear quite different under the microscope


This one is my crown and sword, its not a terrible shave, but not my best



This is my harmonie, probably my 2nd best shaver, for sharpness/smoothness


This is my newly restored bengell, i'd say it gives me my best shave



This is a dovo that i got pro honed by a guy here in Adelaide, it shaves, but it doesn't seem to do as good-a-job as the others.



Lucky last, this is one im restoring, haven't touched the edge yet.



All quite different finishes, but as far as when i'm doing it, i follow all the same steps, but all have come out different. Is this the steel? or my technique?

Kinda embaressed to post this as to how bad some of the edges look and to think i'm using them to shave