Thread: Advice needed on new razor

To follow up:
Even with two layers of tape, there was no way that I was going to set the bevel with the hones that I have; unless I spent countless hours. Not having a bevel setter, and not too attached to the Aust, I used some 600 wet/dry to set the bevel (wince) and then followed it with 2000 wet/dry (too big a jump). It definitely removed some metal (I cut the wet/dry to the size of my hone and wet it, held it flat). Then I kind of raced it through my hones. It produced an edge with lots of micro-chips and un-shavable. I put it aside and yesterday finally found some time to spend with it.
I jointed the edge heavily and went down to the washita stone (which I've finally decided is my coarsest stone) to set the bevel; about an hour plus later I still was not there. I got some 2000 wet/dry and set it within a few minutes. Then much quality time with the washita, soft, hard and finally the translucent (lots of changing of tape; kind of hate using tape, messy, is it more so with oil stones vs water?). I stropped it on leather and looked over the edge and it looked good. Stropped 10 on crox, 30 linen and 60 leather.
I have to say this mornings shave was most satisfying. Starting to like the Ralf Aust!

Nice to see that you got it sorted. From the pictures it doesn't look like it has that bad of a warp. It looks like whoever had it before you didn't take the warp or the slight smile into account when they honed it.

Congratulations on getting a bevel set using Arkansas hones. They are very slow. But you did it and I am sure it taught you a lot about honing.