Quote Originally Posted by Willisf View Post
Might just be best to set that razor aside and come back to it another time. Not good to let it frustrate you. Trust me..... I am speaking from my own experiences.
In an effort to redeem myself, I picked up one of my favorite vintage blades that needed a little attention...a W&B Special 5/8 hollow that had been beautifully restored. I admit I was hesitant to use it, but go big or go home! I taped the spine since there was very little hone wear on this and I am pretty sure the previous owner did the same..turns out I was right. I used 4k up through 12k since the bevel was pretty well set.

It took two attempts to reset the bevel on the 4k, but the swarf came up pretty fast so I didn't want to go down to the 1k and take too much metal off. At first it didn't really come together...everything looked pretty good under the loupe...but just a tiny bit or reflection on the edge on one side....40 more X strokes....and POW! Bevel set. Its like is wasn't...then it just was! Needless to say I stopped on the 4k there and went through 8k, 12k, TI pasted strop, CrOx on balsa...about 100 laps on leather....and wow....what a fantastic shave! It is a totally different feeling getting a 2 pass BBS shave due to my own work! Now I am hooked!