Thread: 5/8 Imperial Razor in Purple Heart

I use tiddle"s method myself. Takes time to gain the finesse but just take it slow it will come. You will be surprised as you pick it up. Job well done!! Looks good! Keep the faith!!
Ray

Thanks for all the tips! Lots of "tools" to put into the "toolbox" for further projects. I'm half tempted to create a "lead filled spoon" hammer just to see what SWMBO says....

Anyway, my Norton 1K and DMT 325 came in a day after I posted this, and last night I had some time while my wife was putting my son to bed. I taped up the razor and started working on the 1K. This is my first time setting the bevel with a 1K, so there was a lot of learning, especially about the rolling x. Aside: My last restore involved a long time on a 4K...and I might take that razor back to the 1K, because it's irritating my skin; I don't think the bevel is set right. At any rate, I worked on the 1K until the loupe showed a purty, even bevel, and then got about 5 sets of 5 light/no pressure rolling-x's on the 4K until my son finally went to sleep and my wife came out.

Tonight, on a whim, I did 10 strokes on the CrOx, 30 on linen, and 80 on leather with the intent of just shaving under my sideburns to see how much more work I needed. I shaved my entire face. With no irritation. It's glorious. I'm going to take it back to the 8K just to polish it up, but I am absolutely, truly flabbergasted at the results from just a 1K and a 4K. Wow.