OK, this is what I have decided to do: put the razor away for awhile. I failed to achieve an edge in my last two attempts. I followed LA's circle/x method using my Coticule and Naniwa 12k and much of the advice given by all of you. I was feeling pretty good about the edge as I went through the steps especially as slurry was moving in front of the edge in a nice even flow. But the end result was the same, bad and good sections. Note: I am able to hone a kitchen knife and shave arm hair so to not even get a "bad" edge was strange. So I am going to step away and continue to shave a maintain my other razors. If after a few months of maintenance and possible honing and if nothing goes wrong then I know it is the blade. My wife reminded me that I hit the blade on a faucet a few years ago, was able to fix the small chip and shave with the razor for several years. Maybe the blade was damaged further back and is just showing up. Regardless my plan is set. Looking to the future how can I locate a member in my area?
Thanks all, I have enjoyed and learned much from my first post. I am sure I will be back and look forward to reading other posts.
Now, how does one end a post. Will SRP Adm. remove it after inactivity or do I need to do it.