Thread: The dreaded white line.

Thanks for all the replys gentlemen. Ive gained a lot of information and am excited to try to put it to use in a few days. Ive made a list to go to so i dont have to keep looking up the info here. I know im just a blade or three away from getting it all figured out. Well, figured out enough that i wont spend hours next time. I hope.
Thanks for the help and comments.

Better lighting.
Still damn white line!
AAAHHHHHH......
BTW, The two white spots on the line are lint. I have a hard time getting all the lint off.

Jerry, looks like you are there, that is a reflection of the fin, that you are seeing.

Once you joint the edge you should be able to reset it in 10-15 laps.

Be careful about lint, lint is usually snagged by micro-chips, you can feel them by running a sharpie on the edge.

When looking through a scope or loup I wipe first with a paper towel, then a microfiber for a clean edge.

Think your there, and you are seeing a reflection.

What Euclid said. That's pretty much what I'm looking for at 1K, lint bits and all.

What magnification is that?
Also, you could consider stropping and shaving with it as that would allow you a functional test to calibrate to you visual test.

Originally Posted by Longhaultanker

Very useful tip. A test whose result directly correlates to testing conditions. No snag equals good edge. Simple and direct. Thank you.

Yes! Agreed.

A ziplock bag of q-tips just made its way from my bathroom to my shop.

Originally Posted by Utopian

What magnification is that?
Also, you could consider stropping and shaving with it as that would allow you a functional test to calibrate to you visual test.

I wish I knew the magnification. Its a USB microscope and it says 200X but I think they are full of it. I had a 60X loupe that was about the same magnification in my opinion. And sorry Utopian, I got too excited and just kept going. So no 1K shave. I'll try to contain myself next time and give it a go.

I manages to get the Lafayette (the one in the pic) honed up to 12K and also honed the W&B in Maple. Test shaved both of them. One on each side of the face. The W&B has a serious smile but the geometry of the blade was so good I only had to use one layer of tape and the bevel is even the entire length of the blade on both sides. So honing it wasn't hard to do. I just followed the same way I did the Laffayette but with rolling X strokes and BAM!!! I feel I got a better shave from the W&B. I normally don't use smiling blades but this one was so smooth and cut so well and close I'm going to be trying to get more smiling blades in the future.

Thanks to all for the help and input. I've kept all the info in a file on the computer and feel I'm getting much closer to knowing what I'm doing. Still got a long way to go but I now feel more confident in my abilities. Keep in mind I have honed about 20 razors now but its just been hit and miss most the time. And thanks to Euclid440 (Marty) for the PM's and special details he shared with me that helped me to learn more about positively getting a bevel set!

HOW DOES IT SHAVE ??? !!!

The shave with the near wedge W&B was a touch better thsn the Lafayette but i think it has to do with the smile. Both razors i completed in this came out good. No isuse with the shaves. They both passed thru wiskers like a knife thru melted butter. No resistance when cutting to speak of. I enjoy a sharp blade that is a bit crisp. The crispyness goes away after a few stroppings but still holds a sharp, keen edge.

Just to help out here. This is the white line you don't want to see. The bevel here is incomplete.