Quote Originally Posted by Euclid440 View Post
You can try more polishing on another finish stone, but in the last photo a lot of deep stria remains on the bevel and edge chipping on the left side of the photo. Micro-chipping on the edge will give a harsh shaving edge.

Additionally, there is a lot of pitting on the razor, so any deep stria may cause micro-chipping. Unless you remove, ALL the deep 1k stria, you may continue to have edge chipping and harsh edges.

Most new honers put far too much weight on the finishing stone, and are disappointed by the results.

The issue, is not the finish stone, if you build a house on a shaky, un-square foundation, it is not surprising, that the trim carpenter will have issues hanging the crown molding, adding more molding or paint will not “fix” the problem, though it may mask it.

You can see edge chipping, from before bevel set and all the way through the progression. It may be that the razor, will not take or hold an edge without chipping, but you must give it a chance, maxing out each stone in the progression, on the bevel and more importantly the edge.

I would go back to the 4k, re-set the bevel, as straight and chip free as possible and remove all the deep stria, then work up the progression keeping the edge straight and chip free.
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