Originally Posted by AFDavis11
Well I got the microscope a few days ago. I examined each razor I had. They were all well overhoned. One in particular was overhoned and had wicked "nicks" in it. Well nick isn't the right word as the "nick" was deep and wide. I think that blade is toast. Maybe with my 4,000 and patience I could get it out, or I could buy a 1,000 grit stone. I think I'll just buy another razor for the money. It was a great razor though, I could tell the steel quality was incredible. The other two were overhoned badly and using the microscope I was able to get them shaving even better than before. I'm not sure where to stop now. I wasn't able to get every nick out but they are tiny and the shave is fantastic. I used a Swaty hone and then the .5 after lots and lots of 8,000 strokes. For some dumb reason having the microscope makes me hone better. Each stroke is now smooth and slow. I can feel the blade suck to the hone now, which I assume is a good sign to stop honing. Tonights shave was way better than any before in my life. Even a DE pales in comparison. So a few questions I am left with:
If I am honing out a nick would I use a circular pattern, back hone, or hone? Would I use pressure? I have microscope questions too but I think I'll go post them in a thread on microscopes I think I remember. BTW...thanx guys again. It really is exciting.