Thread: HE STARTED ON IT

All I have to work with is a Norton 4k/8k, what I belive (after posting pics in X hones thread) to be an Arkansas of some description, and most recently a 3 line Swaty (which does me no good until I can get it sharp.)

Also a wool/cotton strop with .5 dia spray and chromium oxide...also no good until the end.

I know I need a 1k to make bevel setting easier. I've used the 4k on 2 other razors, it just takes a while. I actually have a bevel on this but I can't get it to sharpen up.

After 2 days of trying off and on, the only thing I want this razor sharp enough to cut is my wrists.

I tried an agressive pyramid, I tried a conservative pyramid. I tried the x pattern, I tried the rolling x pattern (it has a smile), I tried a "half moon" pattern from a thread I found.

At one point I threw reason to the winds and tried to sharpen it via sheer force of will and hundreds of laps on my pasted strops...that went as well as any sane person would expect.

After all of this it will now scrape intermittent hairs off of my hand if I hold it just shy of 90 degrees and push hard enough to give my calluses razor burn.

I sharpened up a Henckels quite well and got another razor with no makers marks so sharp it will shave me BBS if I open it in the same room as my stubble.

I don't know what the deal is.

I didn't know Torreys were exceptionally hard. Maybe tomorrow I'll just focus on the 4k side for longer and see if that does the trick. 3rd time should be the charm anyway.

If not, at least the point on the toe is sharp. It's down the lane, not across the street, right?

Sometimes its not even the grit. They just won't bite.
Do you have a drugstore nearby that sells siliceous earth?
You could try that on a glass plate.

Mudkipz,

How about getting some coarser wet/dry sandpaper, and wrap it tight around your Norton 4K/8K or Arkansas stone? That way you can remove metal faster to get the bevel/edge set for the rest of your progression?

A couple of my Torrey's gave JoeD a difficult time. I believe he ended up doing a rolling x to finally get them to come in. Let us know if you are still having problems. JoeD might be able to give you some tips on how to get the bad boy to behave.

I won't throw in the towel just yet.

What grit wet/dry sandpaper would you suggest? I have 220, 400, 800, 1k, 1.5k, and 2k on hand anyway for polishing out pits. I would assume something in the 1k area, if the paper is anything like a stone.

I would have tried sharpening it again today, but I found a rolls razor at the antique store and got sidetracked polishing that up instead.

yes, 1 k sounds right.
The paper grit is the same as the stone grit.

Originally Posted by 0livia

yes, 1 k sounds right.
The paper grit is the same as the stone grit.

Yep 1k wet n dry paper is about 9 micron, 4k Norton about 6. Nice progression.
But paper & stone grits vary in name from Japan, USA & Europe eg US 2k wetndri is 6 micron, same as Japanese rated Norton 4k

oops sorry, was thinking in FEPA

Still nothing. I'm well past my limit at this point. If I touch this f*$&$% blade again, it's going to be with a hammer.

Don't let a small piece of steel win!

Get something like a SunTiger 1000/6000 or a King 800/2000
Just looking out for an offer in the US.