Thread: Desperate Honesterette

I do not believe residual scratches to be a result of too much pressure...

more likely; too little.

A little bit more directed pressure at the start of each hone, using a variety of directional strokes, from back and forth scrubbing, edge parallel "side sharpening" to X strokes on each hone serves to erase scratches and average out "stroke error" and bias.

Obviously do not use too much at the start of each(especially @1k) and finish with Just Enough

I really doubt that the lighting has anything to do with it. She took the pics of all the razors in question correct?

I didn't go through and read every post in detail I admit but it just jumps out at me how it looks like your (Olivia's) scratches just aren't disappearing as they should IMO. Do you spend enough time on each stone? I often see it described in honing that you need to be careful of overhoning, etc. but I think this tends to scare people away from getting the best edges they can. I spend a while on each stone... and then a little more time lol. It might be best to experiment with some different honing techniques and pressures to see what might change your results. It just looks to me like some of those scratches really shouldn't be there before moving to the next stone.

Alex please go back to page five and have a look at the last pic.
Thats both his work and mine under same light and camera conditions.

I'm actually always worried that I loose too much material.
Maybe I should just not be as much and hone longer.

Not sure you did this but... it is best to "wash" the blade with soap and water and rinse before looking at the scratches or taking photos... use one of those compressed air cleaners to quickly dry the blade... don't wipe... just be careful not to ding the edge.

Olivia,

I've seen those lines on your second pic. on my TI. While I don't think it effects the functionality of the razor, it may have something to do with the direction of the grain of the steel itself.

You got it, its oily.

In the meantime I did two other blades, not oiled, LOL
Now I think I've got it.

I dunno Olivia,
I really can't see the difference as clearly as the original pictures you took. All I can see for certain is a nice, straight edge and some shiny steel.