Thread: not sure what to try next

After my last post (noob needs help/ encouragement) i'm still no further along then before even after all the excellent advice and more research and reading. i've tried working through the progression (1k bevel set, 5k and 8k) watching the scratch pattern and ended up with a sharp razor but a thin fragile edge (over honed i believe). so i tried the bevel set again after dulling the razor with a glass. then the pyramid method. no luck. my biggest problem is i don't know what i'm looking for at each level. i've tried the thumb mail test, and the cue tip test at the bevel set and they both seem to pass to me. do i need a better magnifier?( currently have a 30x loupe)
BTW i've used a marker and it seems i'm getting good contact. Thanks

Time to put that razor aside & re-visit her later some other day. When I began, I had to put one aside for 3 years,,, picked her back up & brought to shave ready in under an hour.

Originally Posted by Hirlau

Time to put that razor aside & re-visit her later some other day. When I began, I had to put one aside for 3 years,,, picked her back up & brought to shave ready in under an hour.

Thats probably the best advise Ive ever heard on this forum to date. Clear your head, and the edge will come

I used to think that I had to shave ready each razor the day I got it, eventually there will be one that challenges you,,, then it might as well be Rocket Science,,,

Agreed. I even have some which would not quite get there that I forgot about. ( thank goodness! )
'Now where is that?' Oh Nevermind!

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