Thread: Honed My Nemesis, Finally

After several attempts and a LOT of learning I finally got this thing honed and shave ready since I dinged it many months ago. The razor is a heavily worn unevenly, had a couple of dings I put in it when I first bought it (it was my first razor), and generally speaking is not in the best shape (it was a Whipped Dog non-flawed sight unseen). I have asked for help on this one before, but just had not acquired the skill or the feel necessary to make this thing work on the hones. It took a little over 2 hours end-to-end to get this thing squared away. 3 layers of tape to set the bevel using a brief series on the 220 grit. Tape changed, 3 layers and a long series on the 1k (probably 300 strokes, give or take) in mostly rolling x strokes and very light x strokes to finish the bevel set. The heel was by far the hardest part as it is unevenly worn and does not want to touch the stones. Then 4k/8k/ added 4th layer of tape,12k polish, pasted balsa, webbing, leather. Shave to follow but this thing pops hairs like it's nobody's business. Here she is!