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I think I have the origin of the name "Ebro". It comes from a valley in Spain where they used a microtome to section a type of plant which grows in that area on the Atlantic side of Spain. At least I...

Ok, the name sounds familiar. It's really funny that it has a barbers notch and looks so much like a regular razor. Very interesting--thanks!

I'll give it a shot and let you know Glen

Gotcha I'll do that-----

Zib,

Thanks I'll try the 50 with slurry. I have a Norton slurry stone which I guess will work well.

Thanks!
Phil

Hi BJ

I didn't even know they made such a thing. It looks just like any other wedge from Wostenholm except for the straight side and then the 1/4 hollow side. I thought about using a couple of...

Glen,

I did what you suggested and it worked like a charm. I did the number on the 4000 then 8000 and finally the cro2 and stropped the number you suggested. It's perfect--THANKS!!!!

That is one thing I have to careful of. I tend to put pressure on the blade so I'm constantly reminding myself not to do that! I haven't read the method your using but I'll do some checking on it....

Right I did do the aggressive as well. I'll give the method you mentioned a shot. It sounds good and should work. I'm always a little hesitant to overhone but that really makes sense. One of them is...

I have a Wostenholm IXLR. I can get it fairly sharp but it still has some pull. I'm using three layers of tape and I've tried the pyramid methods both conservative and aggressive(Norton4000/8000 and...