Originally Posted by
STF
Hello again,
I read the content about honing on your site and your advice in this thread.
I drew round a coin and ground to the line on a 400 diamond plate (it came today).
As I was correcting the stabilizer I seem to have made two marks on the heel end of the edge, they look like chips but are probably small grind marks.
Anyway, I started with a Norton 220 and worked it to lose enough steel to remove the two grind marks I had made in the edge.
I thought they were now small enough that the rest of the bevel set progression would take care of them.
I worked one side of the 220 until I had a good burr and then worked the other side.
I removed the burr with pull strokes and short x strokes. All was looking OK but the scratch pattern was frightening.
I moved to 600 wet n dry and worked it with slight rolling x strokes until the 220 stria was gone, it took a while. I then got rid of the fin edge as before.
I went to a 400 diamond plate with washing up liquid and worked it with rolling x until the 600 were gone.
I went to 1K Norton, now I was back in my comfort zone if there is such a thing for me yet.
I did rolling x until the 400 were gone, now it is going to be set well and sharp.
NO! I have spent a whole morning on this thing, it is about as sharp as a broken window and still has two chips.
I don't understand it, I haven't even progressed past 1K. The way I see it I have a couple of options, start all over again or bin it or sell all my stones and buy a Phillishave. Whatever I do I have decided never to do more than refresh my razors because they shave right now and I would like to keep it that way.
I have the right hump with myself.
I just don't get why I can't set the bevel , it's not rocket science for christsakes!
I don't expect to create Outback or Gssixgun edges for a long time yet but surely I should at least set a bevel! :banghead:
It shaved yesterday so I should have probably left it alone, that'll learn me.