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02-16-2017, 08:38 PM #30
I plan to do another round with this razor tonight. I think I've learned not to put to much pressure on the hones. Probably why it takes me three to five rounds on the 3/4K to work out most of the 1K stria. On the finishers, I apply literally no pressure save the weight it takes to keep the blade on the hone and flat (weight of the blade generally).
Might be the blade - I once tried to hone an Artemis razor (google it and you'll understand) for a friend of my son and it took the absolute lightest hand on a Coticule with tape to put an even close to shave-able edge on it. It chipped on any synthetic over 1 K and kept chipping all the way through the progression. I literally spent weeks on it trying to get a BS piece of steel to hold an edge. The Coticule was the only stone it liked - took forever but it finally worked.
I'm hoping this Sheffield steel hasn't been ruined over the years. I see the chipping but it's pretty minimal lower down in the progression so I'm hoping it's not the razor. The pitting isn't too bad and generally doesn't extend into the bevel.
My problem is that I don't see the 1K stria after the work on the 3/4K. It's only when I go to the next higher stone that I see them. I'll try the CrOx in between stones and see if that polished the bevel enough to see the previous stone stria.
Adam