Quote Originally Posted by Utopian View Post
I know that you are in Canada, but I have cheaply mailed things there before. To remove doubt, I'd like to offer that you mail me your razor. I'll assess it under a stereomicroscope and tell you what I find--good or bad. I will set the bevel and mail it back to you. That way you can at least be sure of your starting point.
It's a tempting offer, although Canada Post is on strike at the moment. I have no sharpened razors for comparison.

Here's a photo of the razor in question, by the way. I can't do a good macro of the bevel but you can at least see the shape with virtually no distortion (sorry, I know the picture's too big). There's a bit about a quarter from the heel where the bevel thins out (on one side only) and all the time I've spent on it has definitely caused a smile at the toe. Scratches on the bevel are visible because I think I took it back to the 5 micron with minimal followup on the 0.5. Apart from the deepest scratches the bevel shines.

Basically, as far as setting the bevel I don't think I'm doing anything blatantly wrong (except for that smile at the toe).