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Right on the money Rene. Your guesses are 100% right. #1 was done on Coticule. I guess I need to learn and push the envelope on that stone a little more.

Thank you Birnando,
Stropping will probably smooth out the edge considerably and that is a very very good thing before we shave. The edge (as it is here) ain't all that bad considering that we are...

Oz,
The thought crossed my mind and we did try, it was hard to keep it in place since the blade was floating inside the microscope. The mount/holder was not the kind you could lay the thing down...

Last 2 picture (series B - Persona DE blades)

100µm resolution SEM:
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5230/5671171649_36cb44762f_b.jpg


2µm (13,700X mag) resolution SEM:...

Alright gentlemen,
As promised, my friend and I ran some initial images of my Shapton edges under the SEM and that didn't look good. Not from the standpoint of the edge, but the fact that the...

You mean how the honing was done on #2 (in the OP)? If so, here's what I did:


Naniwa 1k (set the bevel): I actually like creating a light slurry on this with the DMT325 and used a dilution...

I know what you mean. I produced edge #2. Not sure how (or who for that matter) #1 or #3 were done, but judging from my limited Shapton experience, I would say #3 was done on Shapton (probably GS 16k...

It's a scale of 1 to 20, :roflmao...Lots of room for improvement. I am judging those based on what I get from an average aggregate of honemeister's edges (rated as a 10). That 0.5 or 1.0 remaining is...

Well...very good question. Since I am new to the Shaptons, I feel like I am meandering a bit, but learning a lot as I do it each time. For example, yesterday, I took one of my stainless steels and...

Round 1 of Series 2, #12 with the Shapton Pros followed by the Asagi w/Atoma slurry. Here's what the edge looked like under 380X magnification (lighting seems a bit stronger)

Shapton Pro...

There seems to be a large gap for sure, but that gap disapears with the 12k...And that's what was suggested to me when I wanted to buy these stones. I was told that the 8k won't add much...I...

Round 1 of Series 2, #1 with the Sahpton Pros only. Here's what the edge looked like (lighting and angle was kept the same throughout all these experiments - well, as much as possible)

Shapton...

Round 1 of Series 1, #3. Same initial routine as blade #1 & #2; Shapton Pros 1k, 2k, 5k, and 12k. The difference is this time the finishing was done using Maruka Asagi using the 3 usual Naguras...

What's a WAG :shrug: ?? Jimmy is and will always be right...Me: I am a case of "curiosity killed the cat" :rofl2:. Can't leave well enough alone

It felt even better Oz...Truly irritation free. I did not strop any of the blades...straight from stone to face. I just didn't want to introduce the stropping variable into the picture.

Round 1 of Series 1, #2. Blade #2 went through Shapton Pros 1k, 2k, 5k, and 12k followed by a Y/G Escher with thin/moderate slurry.

The picture of the bevel/edge is below.

Shapton Pro...

I tried to do exactly that, but as you said, it is impossible with these cheapie USB microscopes. Angle and lighting hasn't changed (can't vouch for angle that much because has to come on and off,...

Round 2 of Series 1, #1. This time I took the blade to the Shaptons 1k, 2k, 5k, and 12k followed by the Coticule LGB (dilucot method with moderate slurry).

The picture of the bevel/edge is...

You bet Oz...that is in Series 2 (#1).

In fact, I am changing the series 1 a bit. I have honed all 3 blades with Shapton 1k, 2k, 5k, and 12k. The first I do oticule progression. The second with...

Oz,
You must be a mind reader :hmmm:. While I was posting the results, I was actually thinking about the same thing. In fact, I am glad you confirmed this. I am going to start over today and take...

Tell me about it Oz...this HAD thing can easily get out of hand :gaah:. Regarding the Coti...I still have a lot more to learn in pushing the envelope on this stone(s). So, yes...I think the edge may...

Thank you Sham for the encouraging words my friend. I don't feel frustrated though. I, in fact, love this honing thing. it's very very therapeutic and relaxing. I must say though, I thought that I...

Hi Sham/Birnando,
I was honestly surprised too. I have 4 Coticules and this one actually gives me a pretty nice sharp edge...but according to Bart's site/rating, this Vein of Coticule, in general,...

Hehehehe...Thanks Tom,
I am scared no matter what :rofl2:. So, I might as well peek and see what scares me :roflmao.

Not a beauty contest though...Just want to see if smoothness has a "look" per...

Hey guys,
I finally got my Shaptons in a few days ago. These are great looking stones and very colorful. Rene also sent me 3 Geneva Cutlery razors of same kind/type. One is a tad bit smaller than...