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Yes, That makes a lot of sense....the friction from the speedy delivery of the Taiwanese post man driving his motorcycle on the sidewalks must've created temperatures high enough...

OK, so I tried to sharpen one of the blacklisted ebay razors.

I was able to get it "sharp" dispite the eneven spine. A little tricky to compensate for the suddenly different angle it caused, but...

We should start an SRP pool... Take bets on how long it takes the noob to accept his failure:rofl2:

I haven't gotten the razors yet, but here's what I think will happen: Based on the fact that these razors are to be avoided, I don't think I will get a shave quality edge. I will be able to get them...

I "won" 3 razors, so I will be using the Pro, Glass, on 2 of them, and the Nortons (up to 8K, then finishing with the cotecule.

Pros will be the 1k, 2k,5k, 8k, 15k, 30k
Glass will be the 1k, 2k,...

Kees,

I checked that out before. It is an excellent, objective post, and it answered a lot of questions that I have. But, as a sharpener, nothing compares to what I will learn by doing it myself....

That is so true!:rofl2::rofl2:

I have come to the conclusion that the answer to everything sharpening is "it depends".

There are so many variables, as mentioned in the posts thus far, and many...

Leighton,

Thanks for the vote of confidence! Shipping to Taiwan isn't all that expensive, you know....:hmmm: I have reed knife customers that ship them here from all over the world. Shipping from...

That is exactly the ebay knife I bid on! I'm not worried about the quality of the blades as much as about the journey. If nothing else, it will be a good lesson in futility:gth

The experiment with...

I'm well aware of Shapton's capability - that's why I sell them! :D

In my quest to become a better sharpener, I am not limited to Shapton stones, but I always return to the Pros because they can...

Thanks Olivia.

I know what each sharpening medium can do, scratch wise. I am tryng to find out if the way these stones scratch is more beneficial to getting a better edge/shave. I had though about...

After some thinking and some private discussions with Jerry, all I know is that it is almost impossible to find the best stone/knife solution due to the differences between steel types, thickness of...