I like to restore 'the ones that cannot be saved' and as such, I picked up a beat up Frederick Reynolds last week. I've spent as much time as I could sanding this guy down into reasonable shape I've started to hone this guy up. The first thing I've noticed is that some prior owner has attempted to sharpen this thing on like 80 grit paper and has left the edge with lots of microchips.

I've had this Reynolds on my naniwa 1k for about two hours and can't get the chipping out of the blade. What's more is that it has a wedge, smile, and oh-so-slight warp to the blade which makes this whole experience a bit painful....oh, and did I mention that this is the second blade I've attempted to hone?

How long does this process usually take? Any tips? I'm typing this as I had to physically walk away from the hone so I wouldn't be tempted to throw the razor across the room.