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Well, I went back to the 5K today. Circles and X strokes until I could shave arm hair.
Things are much improved, but the ding in the spine is not the total problem. Sham may be right that the spine...

That's an interesting point, Stefan, and one that I had not thought of..
You're quite right, I imagine that a layer of tape could have made the imperfection virtually unnoticable while honing.
The...

The ding on the spine is smooth, Jimmy. I smoothed that out as soon as I found it. The spine is nice and flat now.
Using a 10X loupe, there seems to be microchipping (I assume?) on the edge near the...

Yes Jimmy, The nick was lifting the spine ever so slightly, and that is also why the edge of the hone was also becoming fouled with so much steel. It felt as though it was catching, until the X...

Yes, yet another!

I bought a razor from a gentleman that, by all accounts knows what he is doing. I did not buy it through any of the forums, but this gentleman has been around. The razor was...