Thread: 1st attempt @ a bevel :(

I wouldn't call this the ideal razor to set your first bevel on but beggers can't be choosers.




This razor is small! I put a Dovo 5/8" next to it so you can get an idea about it's size. If you look closely, you can see the toe is wider than the heel (I didn't do that ). I don't know if you can tell by the crappy photo but I think it's a 1/4 hollow or near wedge? When I got it, it was completely dull and I mean completely dull.

I did 8 sets of lynn's circles followed by 30 laps each time on a Naniwa 1k. I might not have used enough pressure but I'm still learning. I did a thumb pad test and it was ok or so I thought but I was getting frustrated. I did 20 laps on the Naniwa 3k and then 20 laps on the Naniwa 5k. I felt the edge and didn't like it so I went back to the 3k for 20 more laps then back to the 5k again for 20 more laps.

When I was looking at the water displacement I noticed the heel wasn't moving as much water as the toe. I tried my best to make the water move evenly. I then did 20 laps each on a Naniwa 8k, 10k, and 12k. Then 20 laps on Chromium Oxide, 50 laps on linen and 100 on leather.

The toe and the very end of the heel is super sharp but the middle won't pass the HHT I was using heel forward strokes and using a jewelers loupe while I was setting the bevel but when I looked at it after I finished I didn't like what I saw. The bevel on the face side of the razor was even until the very end of the toe. That's where it became wider. On the other side was the opposite, the bevel became smaller.

What did I do wrong? Any help would be appreciated