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Evil, Cursed Frameback bevel problems
I will start this post with a picture of the razor I am trying to hone:
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You can maybe see from the picture that the edge had a bit of chipping on it. What you can't see though is how incredibly dull it was. It was as if somebody had actually filed the edge down. It was probably used exclusively as a letter opener or the likes since there is absolutely no hone wear on the spine.
Now for where I ask for advice: I have been working on this thing for 3 nights now on the Chosera 1k. I've been doing circles with 1 layer of tape, working to get to a point where there were no chips in it. Finally last night I got all the chips out, but to my amazement the blade was still super dull. After about an hour this evening, I could still see the flat spot on the edge, so I started using 2 pieces of electrical tape with the intention of either putting a micro bevel on it, or starting a whole new bevel. My problem is that the tape is wearing down enough to where I am not contacting the very edge on the hone after about 20 laps. I don't think I am pushing down at all, but I am using a fairly heavy slurry. I am soaking my Norton 220/1000 now, and have the idea of dropping it to the 220 until I can get the bevels to meet. Does anybody have any suggestions, or does this sound like the correct course of action? Oh, by the way, the "bevel" I currently have on it is absolutely perfect in appearance except for the whole not meeting each other thing.