Thread: Have you ever seen something like this on 100x mag

Relaxo, Bob, I said, I wasn’t beating you up…

All I’m saying is for a new guy the best bang for their buck is magnification, they will learn more from looking at edges, than they will doing countless laps on high dollar hones.

There are those that don’t need to look at an edge through magnification to tell what is happening at an edge and if it works for them, great. But they are not new guys…

The OP’s question was, Now I have no idea what it is or how it got there but it almost looks like the steel is bent like folding.

According to the dovo commercial they strop and HHT every edge before boxing. Looks almost like a burr made possibly from the spinning hone they used. Ah whatever it's big enough to hurt your skin. relatively big compared to the bevel width. Haha im all for overkill magnification better safe than sorry. Hone that bad boy up;-)

Increase the mag to 1000x and then look what you'll find. You have to be reasonable about mag. It can be a boon or a curse. It can make perfectionists go crazy.

You need to decide at what mag level things need to be addressed and at what level they become visual curiosities that will not affect the shave.

100X is in the realm of reasonable. That blemish would definitely gouge a wee bit of flesh.

Originally Posted by Razorfaust

100X is in the realm of reasonable. That blemish would definitely gouge a wee bit of flesh.

And some strops.

I totally wrote a reply to this forum but i must have not have hit post reply lol

The reason I put this razor under magnification is because I have never see a factory edge before so when I put it under the scope at 100x I realized that the edge was shit in a lot of places. But this one had me scratching my head because it even looks like the steel is folding... I honed this razor and it now has a perfect edge and shaves great! Might be one of my new favorites...

But I'm all for high power magnification IMO it has greatly improved my honing ability... I know that it is sometimes easy to get to caught up in what you see and you start fishing for things that wouldn't make a difference. What I usually do if I'm debating anything I'll put a strand of hair next to it and it will give some perspective.

There is truth in what TBS is saying, at 1,000 X everything looks like an issue, but at 100 or 400 X, you can see the good, from the bad.

10-20 X is good, 60-100 is better, 200-400 is very good. The problem is at 400 X and up, will take a while to see the whole edge, so start at 60X and if you see an issue, mark it with a dot of Sharpie and zoom in with higher power.

If you are starting out, looking at edges with 60-100 x will tell you a lot about what is going on at the edge, about your hones and your technique.

For every day honing it will drive you nuts. I have a 60-400 USB scope, but I only use it to take edge photos or to teach, because then, we are all looking at the same issue at the same time. For honing, I use a 60X, lighted loupe or the Carson 60-100 micro max. They are quick and easy to use.

So, to the OP, keep looking at edges before and after your work, it will improve your learning curve and insure you are making progress… or not. And with a USB scope you can snap a photo before and after or of issues, as you did.

I have learned that magnification can be a tool, but to those learning they must remember that it's the bevel they are looking at...not the edge.

To the op, it's not a bad chip and will easily come out on a light bevel set, which is normally required with a dovo factory edge.

Originally Posted by Dafonz6987

The reason I put this razor under magnification is because I have never see a factory edge before so when I put it under the scope at 100x I realized that the edge was shit in a lot of places. But this one had me scratching my head because it even looks like the steel is folding... I honed this razor and it now has a perfect edge and shaves great! Might be one of my new favorites...

I've shown this a few times already, but it really is relevant to what was described here. Below is a poorly made (by me) video of a factory edge that also had some issues. You can skip to 1:40 to see a folded edge.

What kind of scope do you have? I is sweet, you zoom in then focus... All the sub microscopes I've seen are one mag or another