Quote Originally Posted by Euclid440 View Post
Well, posting some photo would help.

Open a new thread, so as not to hijack this thread on another subject and after looking at the photo, be glad to walk you through the process.

Also post which stones you are using.
- - - I have only a hand magnifier and unable to post on a computer. I have a Norton combo 4000/8000 grit. I suspect that the idea is to eliminate what I will call the ledge on top of the edge, that is, to eliminate any flatness where the cutting edge should be. But there has to be another tweak to get to where I want to go. Back to the drawer it goes for now, until someone can offer something.

- - - I am somewhat amazed that 100 years ago, they were evidently able to get a shaving edge without the use of magnifiers. At least that is my assumption.