Thank you for sharing that article. From what I can tell, the same person must have finished my razor as the one you fixed. Now I need to do some researching to see how to correct all those issues you identified.
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Just needs a proper honing.
Here is a post of a new guy taking a problem razor to shave ready. A little long, but full of good information for a new honer, with excellent micrographs, (Second Try at Honing).
Get some tape and good magnification.
Also check for frown by holding it edge down on a known flat hone and check for light coming through between two contact points. I've seen a few factory fresh razors with frowns in the last few years
I promised some pics with coloring the edge and stabilizers with ink, and I finally had time to get around to it. I tried to hit all the important areas with the sharpie. I added 2 layers of tape tonight. I think I'm going to tape from this point on and now seemed like a good place to start. All strokes were performed on the 8k side to minimize material removal. I also adjusted my stroke a bit. Instead if perfectly flat straight back and forth, I attempted to do X strokes.
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And this one is for Glen
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I think I left this one out.
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Thank you for doing the photos that I requested. As I suspected, the stabilizer had no role in the problems with this razor.
Looks like you're hitting everything now. Time to take it to the 4K or 1k and get that bevel set. Don't forget that the tape will wear down so it needs to be replaced periodically.