Anyhow, in the end the razor came up really nicely, just took a bit of honing to get an edge not affected by those little fissures in the metal, and it is one of my favourites now. Thanks!
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Anyhow, in the end the razor came up really nicely, just took a bit of honing to get an edge not affected by those little fissures in the metal, and it is one of my favourites now. Thanks!
Montgomery I have found, as you have said, persistent effort and not absolute perfection is what matters. Arm hair test, thumb test really don't matter as long as the blade shaves my face smooth. The true test and the only test that matters is the shave test. Thanks for your question, it was a good one.
To me it seems to be too many to be caused by someone that does not know what they are doing in restoring or honing. It almost seems like from the factory to be so many striations. But then again, someone could have worked hard on that...LOL
Yes ..!!
You can easily foil a blade by sanding lengthwise,too much. The only time I sand in that direction, is a few passes before the next grt. of sandpaper. Other than that, its spine too edge, moving up n down the length of the blade. I destroyed the straight that I had from the beginning of my journey, and thru many years of service, sanding the wrong way, but I had to have one of those bright n shiny blades like everyone else. :banghead:
But hey.!! It brought me to this place, and I've learned, restored, and accumulated more than I ever thought possible. :tu