New razor, uneven bevel.

Brand new to honing, I understand the common advice is to send it to a pro, but I would really prefer to home my own blades. + working on the college budget.

This razor was given to me by a dear friend, tried to research but came up empty handed so I have no idea what quality it is. Brand: Omor blade says 1200 Messerschmidt made in Pakistan..

Been working with a norton 4k/8k using a slurry to try and set the bevel. Everything seems to come out very uneven. There was also some very uneven ware on the blade so I attempted bread knifing it, then started the process all over. After many many hours this is where it stands Attachment 118151
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I feel I have yet to set a proper bevel with all the circles, and x strokes. Any advice is appreciated. Thanks!

Sorry but it is very unlikely you will get that blade sharp. Even for a professional it is no good. Pakistani blades are known for their inferior steel. Plus it looks like it has a frown on it. This is not a blade you even want to attempt your first hone (or any hone) on.


http://straightrazorpalace.com/srpwi...azors_to_avoid

If you do attempt to buy one avoid these.

+1 to what has been said. Working on a budget for start up can be done pretty easily. Just have to do your research. For a start you can go to whippeddog.com and get a razor for a good price already honed. If you want to try to go your own way you can troll local antique stores for a vintage blade at a good price but if you don't know what a good razor is you may get burned with one wit a lot of problems. You can also try the classifieds here for a good blade at a decent price.

There are 2 manufacturer's known as "Omor" out there; one is Solingen-made (I have one), and the other is Pakistani. Unfortunately yours is the latter :(

+1 on whippeddog.com. They can get you into a much more decent straight for $25.00.

Ah bummer, it was a gift so I was hoping to get it working. But I'll go check out the website. Thanks!

I'd start with checking out the classifieds here.

Plus 1 on Whipped Dog Straight Razor Shaving Equipment and the classifieds. You can be sure you will get a quality professionally honed razor.

yep unfortunatly that razor wont do you much good. but i was just browsing the classifieds on here and there are some amazing deals for great shave ready razors for the price of half a days work. :)

Someone just sent me a Pakastani blade for honing. I hated to tell him the bad news. He told me the sell them on Amazon.

Yeah I am looking at purchasing another currently, currently I have only the norton 4k/8k stone, planning on getting a dmt 325 shortly. Looking at whipped dog for the strop. Is it worth going for the Rich man or poor man strop off the bat? I am looking at purchasing the s.r. Droescher blue diamond razor in the classifieds. Would that be ok for a newbie?

Don't see the Droescher in the classifieds, but yes, they are great shavers. Most anything in the classifieds will do nicely.

On the other hand, assuming the blade you were working on was decent, the uneven bevel is not necessarily the end of the world. Some blades will continue to have uneven bevels. So, when you get a better quality razor you may still encounter this issue. As long as its a true bevel, uneven or not, it can deliver a great shave.

Good to know. While there did appear to be a bevel on my two previous razors. When using the magic marker test it would leave bits of ink even after multiple x strokes and circles. I will post a video soon see if someone would be able to provide feedbac.