Thread: Honing Progress pictures

Thank you FatBoySlim you did a great job for the SRP devotees. Very analytic. Are you in R & D.? Like Ron said going back to reset the bevel did the trick. This helps to prove that the bevel set is the foundation of the edge. The Mizuochi-san Iwasaki edge is as close to perfection as I think we’ll ever see. He is a Master blade smith. You have to see the edge in person; no photo can do it justice.
Mike

Thank you. You're close, I actually work in engineering. Honing razors is as different from my day job as something can be, but the little USB camera brings out the gadget geek and work habits in me. I sympathized with the OP of this thread, wanting to know specifically what to look for under magnification when honing through a progression.

I love to hone, and want to learn. In the process of capturing so many images (60+ originals!) focusing on a single area of a single razor, across several honing sessions, I couldn't help but see things on the razor and feel things on the hones that I'd overlooked before. When my results didn't match my original intended "script" I was trying to demonstrate, I posted them anyway, and got excellent feedback from experienced honers. The time spent on this will help me (and hopefully others) detect and overcome issues in the future, and not get discouraged. Sometimes honing just doesn't go as expected, but don't give up.

The magnification I normally use during honing is an eBay 30X lighted hand-held scope that cost $8, and all this is visible with it too. But the 150X USB scope is nice because of the ability to capture images at large sizes and post them for demonstration or feedback. Very addictive.