Thread: Some edge pics @200x

Originally Posted by Crawler

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?

We've had a couple of sessions but IMHO magnification above 10x is only valuable for online pics. Absolutely unnecesary for actual honing.

We are likely to have a few more. Let's see when I get stuck next .

My best 400x edge.
Bobski

To explain, the finishing hone was naniwa superstone 10k, 12 edge trailing strokes. After watching Matt Robbins video of 'Nanocloth' I came up with my own version on a synthetic chamois (Window cloth), impregnated it with chromium oxide and placed it on a balsa block. Dampened down and 100 strokes on this crox 'material' What can I say, it was an amazing shave. I don't normally keep razor pics of micro images, but this was a success, on my face.

Same blade just shows the gleaming edge isn't a wire edge or a burr.

For members, the razor in these images was a Dovo Prima Klang 5/8. Cheers Bob.

I have a 200x veho digital scope, another 400x scope, and a 40x loupe. So with the greatest respect, if you were right I'd agree with you.

Originally Posted by bobski

I have a 200x veho digital scope, another 400x scope, and a 40x loupe. So with the greatest respect, if you were right I'd agree with you.

Your first pic looks out of focus to me which is what I'd expect from most cheap 400x scopes. The second has a lot of reflection & only shows a sillhouette so I can't really discern anything from those pics but as long as your happy with your gear that's the main thing.

Neither image was out of focus. I don't understand why you negative everything. It's a lovely image of a nice edge, yet you put shit on it. Mate you are the one with the problem. You never asked a thing about the photo other than to poo poo it. Members deserve a fair go. You are not entitled to embarrass members.

I'm not trying to embarass anyone & never said you had a problem.
You told us what equipment was used & your process so I didn't need to ask any questions.
I may have bad eyes but a 500x edge pic should look more like this for clarity & definition.
Not my scope btw. I can't afford one.

This can be a contentious subject due to the variables involved. Lighting source and angle, in addition to the edge position in the frame and angle of the blade can all play a huge role in the information we get from a scope image. So there tends to be a lot of subjective argument around scope shots. Don't take it the wrong way, it's just the way it is with any subject that can be seen from many different viewpoints and at cross purposes.

For example, here is a shot with my preferred setup. I like this setup because I can easily see peaks and valleys and get a relative idea of scratch depth. This is a shot of a wire edge/burr coming off while honing on a Chosera 1k. I did this intentionally for the photo - normally I do my best to avoid this happening.

Good definition on that pic eKretz.
What's the scope ?