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The microscope is Digital Blue QX5. Low cost ($79.95) and easy to use. I read about it on the posts and decided that if I am going to learn to hone I need to see what is going on. Being able to snap...

Hi Larry:

No, the uneven bevel is not a microscope artifact, it is visible to the naked eye. It is a very big difference. The back toe bevel is .2 mm wide, back heel bevel about .5 mm, face heel...

Well, I got the 3/4 of the blade to pop hairs on my arm. I am using the pyramid honing and this is what got the 3/4 of the blade sharp. The 1/4 near the heel just won't.

I can see that the heel...

I just got my new TI 6/8 and was looking forward to my first str8 shave but discovered that it was not shave ready.

http://www.winpte.com/str8/TI68KW.jpg

Failed the arm shave test, so forget...