I'm still figuring stuff out, but I picked up a razor on ebay that had lots of nicks in the edge. So many that I had to sand them out with a 1000 grit stone. It did the trick, but then I had to spent a fair amount of time on the 4000 re-establishing a razor-sharp edge. After awhile on the 8000, it was sharp and I've shaved with it a few times, but I don't like it as much as some of my other razors. This was based on some advice from a bunch of senior members (and you might have contributed to this discussion also). I don't know if any of this was useful.
Best,
Mark