anyone hone a 7/8 Boker Inox ?

I recently purchased a Boker "Tree Brand" INOX, it is a 7/8 limited edition, and is supposed to be a re-issue of a 60's razor, mine is the only one i have ever seen, so I am hoping that some of you honemeister's have come across one.

my issue is this, I started this razor on my high stones, working my way down as needed. I thought that as this was a Inox that I could treat it like a friodur (they like more of the higher grits) but I keep experiencing micro chipping, anyone have any ideas? for reference I am using a norton 4/8, hard green coticle (10-12 k) and a yellow green escher

here is a pic of the razor in question

http://www.concido.com/razor/assets/..._100_22171.jpg

What hone are you getting microchipping on? Maybe try some less aggressive hones?

when I dropped to the Norton 8 k I got micro chipping after 6 strokes :rant:

I was thinking about using one of my softer coticules instead of the norton, but wanted to see if anyone else had experience with this razor first

I seem to recall people saying that going to less aggressive hones can help. I think the Tam O'Shanter used to be popular for this. The Naniwa 8k is less aggressive than the Norton, or a coticule could do too. Maybe even a light slurry on your green one.

You seem to be doing a lot of honing. Was the edge in such bad shape to begin with? Use the highest grit possible and as few hones as you need.

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Originally Posted by thebigspendur

You seem to be doing a lot of honing. Was the edge in such bad shape to begin with? Use the highest grit possible and as few hones as you need.

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the razor was brand new when I received it, but Not shave ready,, I started with the escher, and when that did not produce, I then dropped to a hard coticule, then to the norton. I know with my Friodurs, they need less on the lower grits and more on the higer ones, so I was trying to follow that same formula on this one, but I just cant get the edge where I want it.

After keeping a log on my razors, I know that each of them have their own formula to attain their maximum potential, so I was hoping someone had honed one of these before, and could lead me in the right direction