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Honing my first eBay razor
I got a SR Droescher 6/8 off eBay a few weeks ago. It is in pretty good shape, but had a chipped heel; 3 chips, the largest a little over 0.5mm. Definitely visible with the naked eye. I put on 2 layers of tape, and with a diamond plate and raised spine made the chips disappear in about 10 minutes. I laid the spine down to the plate and honed for a while longer but never finished the bevel. Had to put it away for a few days...
This afternoon, I put on 1 layer of tape and got out my old King 1200.Attachment 220411 Attachment 220412
I haven't used this in about 20 years. I lapped it earlier this year when I got my DMT. I assumed it was a 1K stone, so it should be good for bevel setting, right?
I did half strokes for an hour and got nothing but a well polished second bevel. Really nice shiny polished secondary bevel. Almost no stria in my 10X loupe. But it never erased the bevel started earlier with 2 layers of tape. And the bevels never came close to meeting at an edge. Am I mistaken about this hone? It just doesn't seem to cut steel.
I got out my coticule and built a thick slurry and almost an hour later have the bevel close, but not yet done. It's starting to take arm hair. I guess I have a pretty slow coticule, a Le Grise I believe.
Anyhow, this is my first attempt at honing a razor from deep in the hole. I have managed to maintain my small rotation, but have never had to build my own bevel. Does the time I've spent seem appropriate for the progress I've made?
I have a lot more respect for those that hone for hire...