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I'm not worrying about whether I'm boring people here, Roughkype, because my sense is that nobody else is even reading it.

I'm not punishing myself at all. I like doing this stuff. I just wish...

I hate to hog this thread, but there is not much in the way of competition. I finished the Army Special, and the blade warp continues to be a problem. In addition to that, a pit near the edge...

Well, my shave with the Army Special was about what I expected, no cuts, no razor burn, and little loss of whiskers either. I hadn't expected much because the razor had issues from the start, a...

I have plenty of shave ready straights. I don't think I need to know how to shave with a straight to be able to hone one. If I can shave with a Dovo Shavette and survive, I can certainly shave with a...

The saga continues: The honing job on the Clauss was a lot of fun, but it didn't turn out shave ready (Surprise, Surprise!).

After going 0 for 6 on the Clauss, I dug out an Army Special from...

And thanks to both of you for your suggestions and support. I'm up early today to see if I can set another bevel, this time with non-deformed bevel sides. Stay tuned, although this could take all...

Roughkype,

I'm somewhat photographically challenged, and kind of lazy as well, but that's the second request I've had for a photo of the razor I'm currently in the process of screwing up. I may do...

Disburden,

I'll probably always use tape when honing to protect the spine and for appearance purposes.

I am experimenting with three layers only for the reason that I am trying to find a way...

Roughkype,

I think that's the answer, finally, pressure. I didn't think the bevels were suspect, although the height of the bevels concerned me. I'm sure I was applying too much pressure, flexing...

In the final two of my three progressions, I did use the Pyramid, going by the Wiki book all the way.

In the process of finishing once again tonight with the entire process, I found a small...

Appreciate the advice and will work on another bevel tonight. I do have a jeweler's loupe and have checked my bevel at each stage. After 1K (and I referred to the blade passing the TNT at that...

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I think my hones are flat. I've only honed one razor three times on them, and they have been lapped before and after each time.

My technique is getting better, as is my pressure, but with a...

Thanks for the responses.

I do have some shave ready razors. I've compared my bevels to theirs and find that they are sharper (who would have guessed?) and that the bevels themselves are shorter...

I've been limping to the finish line with a Dovo Shavette, and during the past week I've been attempting to "hone up" a Clauss hollow ground in order to shave with a proper straight. I've now been...