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Second update: more improvement

After a few more days of growing my whiskers out I took the blade back to the 4k. I could just BARELY see a glint of light from the largest chip through my 4x...

Small step forward: after a week away from the straight I tried giving it a very small pyramid (something like 3/2, 2/3, 1/3, 1/4) with a layer of tape on to work just the end of the bevel I got the...

*Update*

I finally lapped and tried the Norton. Razor's still not getting sharp.

Lapped with 120, 220, then 400 grit sandpaper (on marble) for the 4k, which is now smooth to the touch with a...

Thanks guys. I picked up the Norton yesterday and a marble tile to lap it for only 3 bucks, since it had a corner broken off. Soon I'll try to lap it into shape.

Using the 3M film in lieu of a...

Thanks for the advice everyone. As an experiment I tried shaving straight off the 15 micron film (supposedly coarser than a 1k Norton) and got a result only marginally worse than what I've been...

Thanks for the advice. My most recent attempt was actually the first time I tried it without tape, wondering if it was affecting my technique.

Here are the actual honing films I bought [link]. I followed a grit comparison chart with the same numbers as yours, that shows the 15, 5 and 0.5 micron films as equivalent to (hypothetical) 900,...

I understand. This is the basis of my question. I CAN see a thin white 'outline' of the blade at the cutting edge under low magnification (I use the eyepiece from an old 4x rifle scope) when looking...

I just tried that out on the 5 micron film, only ever done it before on the coarse film. Within 5 strokes the spine and bevel on both sides seems perfectly clean except for a little bit of the heel...

It's an illusion from the lighting making the middle look darker than the ends. The edge is almost perfectly straight with a tiny hint of smile, which is much stronger at the toe.

It's a tempting offer, although Canada Post is on strike at the moment. I have no sharpened razors for comparison.

Here's a photo of the razor in question, by the way. I can't do a good macro of...

I worried about that early on, but these are the only grits available where I shop (Lee Valley). And I've seen other members, Niftyshaving for example, report good performance from a 15, 5, 0.3 set. ...

I've been trying to learn to hone since last year (intermittently) and haven't had success. I can get my Geneva Cutlery Tiger sharp enough to shave my arms or my legs, and it'll shave my face, but...