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Assym How sharp can you get without... 06-16-2011, 03:42 AM
HNSB It sounds like the bevel... 06-16-2011, 03:56 AM
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ScottGoodman I'm not sure if you know what... 06-16-2011, 01:50 PM
Assym Here are the actual honing... 06-16-2011, 02:18 PM
ScottGoodman If you are going to continue... 06-16-2011, 03:11 PM
Assym Thanks for the advice. My... 06-16-2011, 04:02 PM
ScottGoodman Yes, it would have. The tape... 06-16-2011, 04:11 PM
niftyshaving The root problem is not... 06-17-2011, 07:05 AM
ace "**Edit: but I CAN'T see any... 06-17-2011, 11:44 AM
Assym Thanks for the advice... 06-19-2011, 12:22 AM
niftyshaving The Norton 4k/8k hone is a... 06-19-2011, 04:55 AM
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  1. 06-19-2011, 12:22 AM #15
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    Thanks for the advice everyone. As an experiment I tried shaving straight off the 15 micron film (supposedly coarser than a 1k Norton) and got a result only marginally worse than what I've been getting before. The move to 5 micron is clearly where my problem is, although I still don't know which side of the move it's on.

    Unfortunately, all my spare films ended up crushed in a corner, full of creases, so I can't try niftyshaving's advice at the moment. I may just ride down to Lee Valley and pick up a Norton 4k/8k instead of new film. Trying to keep the films in perfect condition as I stick them down is causing me at least as much trouble as maintaining the stone is likely to, and I plan on doing plenty more razors after this one if I can figure it out. Apparently I can even get a $10 badger knot while I'm there.

    I figure I can still use the 15 micron film as a coarse hone, and the 0.5 as a polisher if and when I can get to that point.
    Last edited by Assym; 06-19-2011 at 12:26 AM.
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