Yesterday I tried again to hone my Allen and Son razor which I got from ebay.
I've now received a Chinese 12k and lapped it,
I didn't reset the bevel just worked the Dragons tongue with slurry then diluted to water only then onto the C12K, there was a definite improvement in the edge produces on the C12K as compared to the Dragons Tongue.
Still not there but I did manage to identify some issues, I caught myself lifting the spine very slightly a couple of time I may have done so several times that I didn't notice.
I really don't think the bevel is right, with the illuminated loupe I see a very thin bright edge to the bevel I don't think I see it when I set the bevel so I think I'm damaging the bevel as I go along.
I'm pondering on what is causing this and my thought are
- Lifting the spine
- The slurry on the DT
any other suggestions?