Thread: How good does it have too be?

Since I am still in the ebay acquisition stage and still experimenting with what works best for me. So I took this razor that looked terribly rough under the microscope but shaved very well. I would almost rate it as too sharp but not quite. Now it is still very sharp but seems to shave a little more comfortably. The edge looks great now under the microscope and I feel better about it as well. I think I will scope them before I hone them in the future. I am not going to go through my collection and look for trouble. The end result is a great shave and I can get that with or without the microscope. Thanks for all the information.

Glen

Originally Posted by gglockner

I just got a Radio Shack microscope to check my handy work. Razors that I thought were super keen and my best shavers are scary looking. There are all kinds of chunks missing and under 100x it looks like you would need a 4x4 to drive over the edge. Is this somewhat normal with ebay specials or do I need too go back to the drawing board?

I have found that almost every used razor I get from Ebay has those chips and unevenness at 100x.

Any time I have honed the razor further so it looks smooth and even at 100x it improved the razor a lot. So, when I get a used razor from Ebay, the first thing I do is re-establish the edge so it'sstraight and even at 100x. Then I hone it as sharp as I can. After that I only check the edge at 60x when I hone it.