Quote Originally Posted by KyleAaron View Post
The only stuff I've got right now is for these kinds of blades:-
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and the sharpest thing in that sort of set is the filleting knife - but that's still short of what we want in a razor.

The major difference is the finishing. When we sharpen, that little burr on the edge is alright for cutting vegetables and meat, it actually helps somewhat, making the blade effectively serrated, but when it comes to a shave, well... you guys know better than me, but I can guess

So I need a finer stone or two, and of course the strop.

Sorry, no more pictures, those are just the ones from ebay. Raphael - as I shall call my blade from now on - doesn't have a taper as such. It's just that over the years he's been sharpened as people sharpen knives - the tip is sharpened the most, near the handle much less so. Previous owners probably used mostly the far third of the blade, and the back two-thirds very little.
actually he probably used most of the blade but used too much pressure when he was honing. as for honing razors most of what you do with a knife is something to forget. as the two methods are very dissimilar. read some more watch the videos and you will see.

and BTW... welcome to SRP!