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  1. Honing update.

    The shave with the TI was better today. I read Lynn's post (to someone, somewhere) recommending doing a couple of 1/3 to get the edge sharper. I did that about 5 times. I also stropped 20 laps on the...
  2. Honing Update: Success!!!

    I honed the TI again, this time the whole blade is sharp: pops hanging hairs from heel to toe.

    This time I used the 50x handheld quality scope every few laps of Norton 4k and every 5 laps on...
  3. Not 2mm and 1mm it is 50 um (micro meter) and 25...

    Not 2mm and 1mm it is 50 um (micro meter) and 25 um. Converted to inches they are 2 mil and 1 mil respectively. I checked with my 50x handheld scope and could see the nick very clearly. The handheld...
  4. Newbie with a new TI 6/8, After First str8 Shave (pics of edge)

    Well, I did my best honing the TI 6/8 that I could and yesterday decided to shave with it. I did not think it was sharp enough, but could not wait to try it.

    It pulled quite a bit, I made sure I...
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