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A newbies attempt to hone a razor
Hey Everyone,
I just got some hones in and I wanted to get started to see if I can actually make this work! I tested out with a Gold Dollar razor that I received shave ready from Phil at Classic edge. It started out with a flat edge and Phil had some significant work on the razor to make it hone.
I took it to a 400 then 1200 grit that I use on my kitchen knives in order to shape more of a smile on the razor. I also had to work down a lot on the heel and stabilizers in order to shape the bottom part. This is my first attempt at honing a razor, but i've been doing my kitchen knives for a while.
Anyhoo I've uploaded some pictures for your critique or if there are any suggestions i'm more than happy to hear them.
For stones I'm using an 8K/12K stone set I got from ebay and although it is slow it seems to be doing a good job for me. I'm also going to be getting a finer grit stone to get more of a mirror polish as I can still see lines when I inspect with a loupe.
this razor does shave well and I can pop my arm hairs very easily with it too!
Oh, lastly i've been using a rolling X stroke to get this razor shaped the way I would like.