Thread: Some edge pics @200x

These pictures are very useful and interesting, thanks for sharing them!

Thanks for the wonderful information and the pics.

This post deserves a "bump"!!!

Very nice!!! Thanks for sharing.

Onimaru55,
Thank you for sharing your photos and comments. It's people like you who take the time and effort to make this Forum a great place to visit. Thanks again....Freddie

Would it be too much to ask to get 10x versions of the above so we can get a better idea of what we should look for?

Originally Posted by Rami

Would it be too much to ask to get 10x versions of the above so we can get a better idea of what we should look for?

Though not quite 10x, he DID post some pics of an edge at 20x magnification earlier in the thread:
http://straightrazorpalace.com/honin...ml#post1460343

Maybe you just hadn't gotten that far into the thread, yet?

Originally Posted by Crawler

Though not quite 10x, he DID post some pics of an edge at 20x magnification earlier in the thread:
http://straightrazorpalace.com/honin...ml#post1460343

Maybe you just hadn't gotten that far into the thread, yet?

I have read the entire thread. The thing is, tonight I had set the bevel on a few razors and it was a bit hard to judge if I am there as even the 20x is much clearer than my loupe which is 10x.

This is why honing is like trading the stock market. You don't rely on one indicator.

Learn all the tests & don't rely on just one, ie visual. I know I use my loupe a lot so my hypocrisy knows no bounds but I can interpret TNT & TPT just as easily. The loupe is just another confirmation.

At 10x you're pretty just looking for a non ragged edge off the 1 k with scratches all the way to the edge & no anomoalous reflections off the edge.

Sounds simple but it is a learned process thru much repetition.

Originally Posted by onimaru55

This is why honing is like trading the stock market. You don't rely on one indicator.

Learn all the tests & don't rely on just one, ie visual. I know I use my loupe a lot so my hypocrisy knows no bounds but I can interpret TNT & TPT just as easily. The loupe is just another confirmation.

At 10x you're pretty just looking for a non ragged edge off the 1 k with scratches all the way to the edge & no anomoalous reflections off the edge.

Sounds simple but it is a learned process thru much repetition.

It helps having one done earlier. The other ones were easier to judge.

Looks like we are in the presence of "fresh meat".

Kidding aside, since you two are both located in Sydney, maybe Mr. Onimaru can show you a few things in person? Like the value of magnification higher than 10x?