Thread: "Sharpness" - is it a bevel issue?

Sunday afternoon treat to myself. Sat down with the football on the radio and tried again, including a shave test.

As per the last attempt:
1. Stones flattened
2. Razor taped with one layer and dulled on glass
3. Toe leading x strokes only no circling.

Pictures and shave test are after 1k then 3k without stropping.

The razor shaved smoothly. I used it to pass down my face on the cheeks only. I have a pretty sensitive neck and didn't trust it to go onto my neck. There was no pulling, no grabbing, it just took away the hair.

As per the last attempt, I was having trouble with the toe of the razor. despite it looking like the water was being pushed away from the edge uniformly, the magic marker took longer to disappear from the toe of the razor, that part of the razor took longer to pick up leg hair, and under the USB scope that part of the blade still is a markedly narrower bevel compared with the centre of the blade.

I will finish this razor to 8k then JNAT just to see what it feels like going all the way up the progression, but will dull it and drop back down to 1k after that to practice and learn based on comments! Photos are a random three from either side up and down the blade, I honest can't remember which is which. The one which is markedly narrower is the toe!!!
Thank you for your input.