So far, I have honed something in the ballpark of 50 razors now, from bevel setter to finisher. I prefer not to tape my razors.

Of these razors, I have found only two that I could not get "just right." One was an Ontario 6/8 spike that took hours of work over a few days on the 1k just to get the bevel set. The other is a C. Myers and Sons 6/8 round point. I got these razors shaving well enough, but still not quite up to snuff, so I put them away for a while.

I recently re-visited some threads about micro bevels, so I decided, "Why not?" I threw on two layers of tape and gave both of them 20 light laps on the Naniwa 12k... Wow! Now they are smooth as silk and shave with the best of them. That little change of angle at the end made all the difference.

I know this is not earth shattering information that hasn't been said before. But it's another tool in the honing arsenal to help perfect those problem razors. Just remember to keep track of which razors receive what treatment!