Thread: Jnat edge- am I even close?

Originally Posted by Aerdvaark

Did you use anything other than my stone to set the bevel? Nevermind, I forgot you magnified it.

No. I used heavy slurry raised from a DN and circles to set. Could it be my microscope skills and lighting? It seems every time I post a picture I get feedback about how deep the striations are. Could it be I'm just that ham-handed?

It looks to me like you're honing behind the edge, specifically that narrow frosted band between the bevel and the face of the blade. I would suggest adding a layer of tape and using the magic marker test to see if that gets to the edge. There is no point in using plain water until you get those striations out.

No, they look coarse to me also. Although it does remind me of my koma slurry.

Ok I am going to add another layer of tape and see if I can polish out the striations. I will post another picture when that's done.

This razor is a very hollow grind- would too much pressure flex the edge so much I hone behind the edge?

Yes it will.

Ok so this time I'm going to try still one layer of tape and no pressure. I will do circles then x strokes to see what happens.

Originally Posted by Sdm84

Wow!! I jUst looked that up what an amazing piece of equipment! I can only imagine what you can see with that!

It is very very nice. I only paid $200 for it used and it was missing the stage, so I put(epoxied) a $34 Nikon stage on it, and another 200 for the camera. So I've got less than 500 into it and get a whopping 2.2 fps.

Originally Posted by Sdm84

Ok so this time I'm going to try still one layer of tape and no pressure. I will do circles then x strokes to see what happens.

Correct - with a flexible blade, you must rely on the stone and the slurry to do the cutting. Be sure to check the tape for wear and to replace when you can see a visible wear area. Also, don't go too heavy on the slurry, it needs to be fluid and watery. Replenish it when you can feel the cutting decrease, or when it noticeably darkens. Again, no point in diluting until the stria have been removed. With tomo or diamond slurry, you should be getting a frosted or hazy finish on the high spots, then uniform across the bevel when the stria have been honed out. You can then dilute out and finish on water, if desired. I always retape before finishing on water so that I'm sure to be working at the very apex.

Originally Posted by Sdm84

Ok so this time I'm going to try still one layer of tape and no pressure. I will do circles then x strokes to see what happens.

See if you can get a little more down travel on your x stroke instead of only a little. Also, lets try sharpening in the same place you were already. Same amount of tape.

OK here is two layers of tape (didn't see the other posts as I was honing) no pressure and circles, bigger travel x strokes with tomo slurry (@aerdvaark that is the stone you sent with it that smells like evergreen)