Hi all,
I recently decided to give this a crack and ebayed a Rogers XY Quality Sheffield. It seems to be in pretty good condition (I didn't see it on the avoid list). I have a 4k/8k combination (Norton). I have spent a ton of time (days) trying to sharpen the thing but to no avail. It has a nice mirror polish on the bevel, but won't cut arm hair! The bevel isn't super even because I think the blade has a tiny curve to it. I understand this isn't that big a deal and technique will solve it eventually. But right now all I'm aiming for is a sharp area somewhere on it!! LOL

I've watched the videos and I feel like I'm in the ballpark with my technique, but the edge just won't come. I keep it nice and flat and stroke a careful X pattern. I'm careful not to bang the edge..etc... I don't have a loupe or anything other than my thumb and the naked eye. I can see the difference between 4k and 8k edge, going from the 4k striation to shiny smooth with the 8k. But no super sharp edge...On my finger nail it has a little friction, and pulls across evenly. Forget the hanging hair test... it will slice butter though like noones business!

So what should I look for to try to fix this situation? Is it just super hard??? But even then days of messing with it should do something no?

I don't know what its made of, but it has a very shiny chrome finish, like a bumper on a car.





No wire edge, no flat spots that I can see....
-=Beer