Thread: Light

I watched the whole video,,,, I then slapped myself really hard,,,,,

The only thing I took away from that video was that the man is really enthusiastic about his edges & his new microscope.
Members here have been chasing the edge with microsciopes for a long time, I actually like looking at a well established thread on the use of scopes like this one here:

http://straightrazorpalace.com/honin...pics-200x.html
but this video was mostly promotions for equipment & individuals,,,,
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My friend , you are not seeing a "beam of light", neither is the guy in the video,,, I don't have to be a scientist to know that,,,, you are seeing a "reflection" ,,,,,big difference,,, depending on how you hold the razor & cause the reflection makes all the difference in the photographs.

As I stated earlier, reflections are useful, when observed under a loop, to give you an indication on the width of the bevel from toe to heel & for spotting "micro bevels" established by different grit level hones.

Originally Posted by Hirlau

I watched the whole video,,,, I then slapped myself really hard,,,,,

The only thing I took away from that video was that the man is really enthusiastic about his edges & his new microscope.
Members here have been chasing the edge with microsciopes for a long time, I actually like looking at a well established thread on the use of scopes like this one here:

http://straightrazorpalace.com/honin...pics-200x.html
but this video was mostly promotions for equipment & individuals,,,,
,,,,
My friend , you are not seeing a "beam of light", neither is the guy in the video,,, I don't have to be a scientist to know that,,,, you are seeing a "reflection" ,,,,,big difference,,, depending on how you hold the razor & cause the reflection makes all the difference in the photographs.

As I stated earlier, reflections are useful, when observed under a loop, to give you an indication on the width of the bevel from toe to heel & for spotting "micro bevels" established by different grit level hones.

OK here is my brothers razor I just honed..
I checked with scope between the Shaptons and the shobu and then the nakayama, no beam of magical light... Until 100 laps on my Kanayama then Bingo the light appears ...
It does signify a true edge , I say that because I just did the tree top arm hair test and it is sickening , every hair falls effortlessly in half..
Send me you razor and I will prove it lol

I'm not saying Dr.Matt is amazing or anything , I'm just saying he is the only person I've found that refers to this beam of light and he says its a super refined edge.
I agree with him. Maybe you need the microscopes we both have to see this light?

Maybe that Beam of Light you keep seeing, is coming from above; it is Easter you know,,,,

The "beam of light" created from a strop is different than the light you will see when honing. If the edge reflects light when honing signifies that the bevel and edge don't meet to form a V. A slack strop can cause light to reflect on the edge. The doesn't mean you will have a poor shave as long as it isn't really slack and rolls the edge. When stropping you want the spine to deflect the strop and in doing so making it taut against the edge making it lay flat. I don't know if stropping causes the extremely thin metal at the very edge to convex and cause a micro bevel and reflect light or just clean the edge. Either way as long as it shaves beautifully that is all that matters. At high magnifications it can make a extremely comfortable shaving razor look like something you wouldn't want to touch to your face.

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What a great movie!

Perhaps this is a diffraction as Sommerfeld explained in 1896 - it's Math. Ann., 47 (1896), pp. 317–374

PMSL love that scene in bugs life
That how me RAD calls me in my head

Off topic you know that pizza delivery is the one off toy story LOL
Watched these a hundred times with my kids now the Grandkids start again LOL

Originally Posted by JSmith1983

The "beam of light" created from a strop is different than the light you will see when honing. If the edge reflects light when honing signifies that the bevel and edge don't meet to form a V. A slack strop can cause light to reflect on the edge. The doesn't mean you will have a poor shave as long as it isn't really slack and rolls the edge. When stropping you want the spine to deflect the strop and in doing so making it taut against the edge making it lay flat. I don't know if stropping causes the extremely thin metal at the very edge to convex and cause a micro bevel and reflect light or just clean the edge. Either way as long as it shaves beautifully that is all that matters. At high magnifications it can make a extremely comfortable shaving razor look like something you wouldn't want to touch to your face.

I do hold the strop extremely taught although there must be some give in it.
So it could actually be a mini micro bevel or just the very edge getting polished up...