I sent the blades by post today to Mike. While they are out for treatment, can you guys give me some advice concerning the post treating work?

Here is what I had in mind:

- Use 6" sanding wheel to further grind hollows until edge forms
I did the initial grinding with the sanding wheel on an 1800 rpm buffer at work. It seemed like it might be ok for post treatment grinding if I go slow and cool in water frequently. Any opinions? My other option if people think 1800 rpm on a 6" wheel is hopeless is to use my vintage 3 phase grinder at home with the sanding wheel on it; I think with a VFD I could turn it down to like 900 rpm without frying the motor.

- Hone
Well, at first I'm assuming it will be more like flat grinding, by hand, more than "honing". I've got a 220/1000 norton waterstone I can start with that really eats steel, at least on woodworking tools and knives. Mike says the steel will be highly abrasion resistant after he works his O-1 magic on it. One thing I was wondering about is how people avoid putting a huge flat on the spine during this initial grinding stage. I don't mind the little stripe of polished flat on the spine of my current razor, but I think it would be really big if I didn't protect it somehow on these two new razors. Maybe I can just focus the hand pressure on the edge rather than the spine...

Thanks everyone,
-Holly