Sorry for the delay Eric. I know I promised to get back to you. I have been swamped with work but I did clean up your razor and take a look at it. The bevel is straight enough but there are a couple of small chips in the edge. That happens. They are nothing serious but probably did compound the trouble you had maintaining the edge. The stone you had will not really take those out without wearing your fingers to the bone. This week I will hone them out and test shave it. I'm going to also look through my collection and see what I can put together to help you reboot. Keep the faith. We'll get you there.