Quote Originally Posted by kevint View Post
T. Odate has an interesting page in his book on Jp. Tools dealing with micro-bevels.

nothing to do with razors.

Not all razors are made of old crucible Swedish sand. Early 20thc. efforts are likely some alloy, right? Tungsten and such. I'm not sure really. Then there are those highly abrasion resistant stainless things.

If it is too aggressive that would (or could) explain some of the complaints of harshness- which I think one might say is a case of microchipping not "too sharp"
Interesting to see how masters like Odate find ways to plug into western markets DMT poducts an such..

Not my field but they were very traditional about them for long time. No doubt advances in purifying were just as important as the alloys. I have "modern" Engstrom with 1912 date still on the box, how ever they did, holds an edge like no other.

It would be hard to believe that the impact forces from particles that small would cause microchips, but when the bevel gets that close could be some of those scratches might be causing failure that way. Whatever, I'm over with using the 16000 on razors. I might do what jimmy does for now and get more time off the 12000 pro series. I have Chinese but even for the price it does not work for me.
Mike