Quote Originally Posted by onimaru55 View Post
Looks like you may have brushed the edge against your finger nail. Just above the blue dot it looks lower than the rest of the edge but otherwise,nice looking edge.
Solved the edge question. It must have been from hitting the USB microscope. Happened with another one so since then I try to only do loupe. To get the really good magnification on my USB scope I have to be almost touching the razor otherwise I cant get it to focus.
Took the Cape and worked on the bevel - 3,5K chosera followed by 8k junpaku. The toe was not hitting all the way and my rolling stroke is still in it's infancy so I did the synthetic progression using the edge of the stones. Followed by suita.
Finished on nakayama asagi with a pretty hard tomo I got from Keith-Gamma. It took forever to raise slurry but it was worth it. Pure silk. Kept working the slurry with occasionally hydrating it to maintain consistency.
Once that was done I started diluting. When I was down to very thin slurry things got a bit skippy/sticky. I read somewhere that you can use dish soap so I gave it a shot with a small drop and the skipping went away. Another 20 or so x-strokes then stropped. Shave was amazing, my best edge so far. I gauge the razors based on how they cut AGT on my neck, adams apple to chin, after I have shaved WTG. This one is sharp yet comfortable.
It was interesting to see how the razor was undercutting the slurry specially when it was a bit dryer.

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