Quote Originally Posted by Justino14 View Post
I'm still a noob when it comes to honing. After a few shaves with my newly pro honed razor, I noticed micro-chipping along the edge of the blade with my 60x loupe. The shave has become very uncomfortable and I'm wondering what may have caused the chipping and how to fix it. I have a set of hones, as well as CrOx on balsa. I'm a do it yourself kind of guy so I'd like to try to fix it myself, and if all else fails, I'll send it off for a hone. Can't seem to find that much on how to remedy this problem.
I'd say your options are limited. If CrOx won't help, then it's the stone that will restore the edge.
Assuming your razor is a reliable one and not a razor shaped object, it could be stray coarser particles on the balsa wood, maybe too much CrOx on it, using too much pressure there or while stropping, or simply, you can't keep an edge shave ready indefinitely with a piece of balsa wood and CrOx and a strop; at some point it will need honing.