Originally Posted by
mjbryant
Last November I bought a Mastro Livi 8/8 & it shave pretty good for a while & I noticed a few tiny edge chips - so I breadknifed it. Recently I have spent a lot of time trying to get this blade to shave something other than arm hair.
I know - bevel, bevel, bevel, so I got that on a Norton 1000 (didn't need much). Got a nice even clean bevel on both sides & no chips seen with a 40X loup. Many laps on the 4k/8K and then Chinese Water Stone - not sure about the grit :rofl2:, I read that post too. I have gotten a couple of carbon steel razors to shave, but this Livi won't cut.
Even used my little double sided frictionite.
Still won't shave by face.
What do you think? Not enough laps?
I go home in about a week and have a set of Spyderco hones that I will try when I return to this place. Won't need this blade at home `cause I got 4 unused edges honed by a professional waiting, just ask him & he will tell you it is so. He just has trouble with addresses.:rofl2: