Thread: 17/16 roundpoint in blue denim kirinite

How do you get so tight? Presumably you also honed with tape, right? In my very limited experience I think I grind too little on the hollow and then hone a big flat bed on the spine so there's a consistent surface to follow. Yours doesn't show any such thing.

Awesome by the way!

As with most things, the key to success is practicing a lot. every dozen razors, the last one goes better than the first one.
that said, No matter what type of grind you are doing, the part near the edge should be THIN. Before I start grinding after heat treatment, I touch the edge to the belt so that it is shiny.
Then I start grinding, and I grind until I can no longer see light reflecting on the edge. Yes, that means I grind until the razor passes the thumbnail test.

If you stop before that point, it just means a lot more honing, and wider (uglier) bevels.
the main challenges are keeping the lines true and the grind even, and not overheating the blade.

Very nice work Bruno, the geometry must be perfect because that bevel looks very very small, well done.

Another superb combination of steel and scale. Those are my favorite scales from you so far.