Some edge pics @200x

**MisterMoo** · 02-13-2015, 11:27 AM

Very helpful! Thanks for making the pix and taking time to post/explain.

**MikeB52** · 02-13-2015, 03:35 PM

Appreciate the efforts you took in posting these educationally valid examples.
Really helps the learning curve.
Cheers Oz.

**MJC** · 02-13-2015, 06:03 PM

And again, this has been very helpful.

New to honing and I was having trouble getting one razor back in to form.
I had first noticed a couple of "sparkles" when I finished stropping one day and looking at them with a 30x lighted loupe I could see a couple of microchips.

So while I was setting the bevel I kept thinking about the "bevel not set" pics - for a novice they help you know where to look and what to look for.
And I could tell both by visual and the tests that work for me (tree-topping arm hair) that the bevel was not set.

Taking a page out of Glen's "change something" and I added a second layer of tape and starting with the 4K - things fell in to place in short order - the shave test is in the AM.

When the Student is ready the correct lesson will appear...

Smooth Shaving...

**pcm** · 06-06-2015, 11:46 AM

Big shout out to onimaru55 for the pictures and commentary. It really helps newbies like me trying to assess edges.

**engine46** · 06-06-2015, 07:09 PM

Originally Posted by onimaru55

This one has a small chip

& owner said it was tugging a bit. Again some shininess/rounding at the edge which I interpret as strop induced. Notice also rust forming.

I can see why it was tugging!

**engine46** · 06-06-2015, 07:13 PM

Originally Posted by onimaru55

There is no need. I do all my honing with 8-10x loupes for mag views. The scope is solely for others to see pics.

Myself, I use a 10x loupe. Thanks.

**engine46** · 06-06-2015, 07:21 PM

Thank you very much for this thread onimaru55. It has been very informative & I do think it will be very helpful to myself & many other members. I don't know how I missed it before.

**Flatire67** · 06-11-2015, 09:30 PM

I really like this post it has been very informative. I ordered a 30X loupe to help me out a little. I may try honing to that extreme at some point but I think I will stick with what I have for now

**apipeguy** · 06-12-2015, 05:18 AM

Great post and photos. I have looked at them several times and seem to notice things I did not previously. Will keep coming back to look some more.

Thanks.

**kalerolf** · 06-12-2015, 05:37 AM

Thanks i look a couple movies While honing a razor. A great Job and learning pics

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