Thread: New TI 6/8, Not shave ready and uneven bevel, is this normal?

The microscope is Digital Blue QX5. Low cost ($79.95) and easy to use. I read about it on the posts and decided that if I am going to learn to hone I need to see what is going on. Being able to snap pics and post them here for advice also seemed like a good to have feature.

I think I am getting closer on the honing of this blade, all the advice I got and previous posts that I read are starting to gel into a eureka moment.

Yesterday I noticed the nice line patterns everywhere on the edge except the 1/4 of the blade near the heel on the face side. It was odd but I did not pay attention to it. I woke up today with the realization that the 1/4 near the heel does not get honed on the face side of the blade. (You can see it in the "Face Heel" bevel pictures.)

So I honed slowly with a rocking motion from heel to toe to make the point of contact with the hone move all along the blade. I remember seeing it in one of the posts. Very slight effect but it worked much better. Now the whole blade shaves arm hairs with a poping sound. Beard shave test this afternoon.