Thread: OPINIONS WANTED

Would like some opinions on the smoothnes of this blade.

It came off buffing wheels totally dull. Bevel set on 220 grit sandpaper and 800 king hone, then 4k/8k norton, chinese 12k with .05 diamond spray, green Crox on balsa, red paste balsa, then stropping.

Should this blade be smoother than it looks in ya'll's opinion. By the way it does shave well

the looks does not mean anything if it is smooth when shaving its good.
Now are those microchips on the edge on the upper side of the edge?

Originally Posted by mainaman

the looks does not mean anything if it is smooth when shaving its good.
Now are those microchips on the edge on the upper side of the edge?

I think is something on the blade reflecting light, but i'll have to check again since i did not notice it before.

I look at the scope for bevel formation only. I really don't give a rat's butt what the polish of the bevel looks like under the scope. That being said, you don't have a straight edge yet. There appears to be a slight deviation in the middle of the view and possibly the microchips already mentioned. You might get a better edge if you went a little farther with the bevel setting.

Or, it really might not matter at all. I prefer to have a fully straight microscopic edge but I'm not certain that it affects the longevity or quality of the edge.

Originally Posted by Utopian

I look at the scope for bevel formation only. I really don't give a rat's butt what the polish of the bevel looks like under the scope. That being said, you don't have a straight edge yet. There appears to be a slight deviation in the middle of the view and possibly the microchips already mentioned. You might get a better edge if you went a little farther with the bevel setting.

Or, it really might not matter at all. I prefer to have a fully straight microscopic edge but I'm not certain that it affects the longevity or quality of the edge.

Glad i made thispost you guys have me looking more closely. I did not notice the deviation, thanks Ron.

If you can tell us what magnification pictures has been taken that will help a little too.
what we see on the bevel is not important.
Fact is blade shaves great that is all matter.
Chips what we see is depend on mag too. in large magnification unnoticeable(while you shave) chip will look like huge one.
hope this helps.

Originally Posted by hi_bud_gl

If you can tell us what magnification pictures has been taken that will help a little too.
what we see on the bevel is not important.
Fact is blade shaves great that is all matter.
Chips what we see is depend on mag too. in large magnification unnoticeable(while you shave) chip will look like huge one.
hope this helps.

Sham, Magnification is 250x

It looks fine to me. The only time I used magnification is to check to see if the bevel is set in early stages-from toe to heel all the way throughout the edge. That's it.

That is an impressive picture from a $59 scope.
I would like to see some before and after shave pictures of the edge.

Silver2

Originally Posted by Silver2

That is an impressive picture from a $59 scope.
I would like to see some before and after shave pictures of the edge.

Silver2

Just shaved so i'll put some up in a couple days