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I think the spirit of it is to set the bevel from scratch. It is about learning when the bevel is truly set. A light kill on a finger nail should set you up.

Thanks Brian! I was not sure how many would know that there are actually clams called razor clams.

Razor clams?

It is sounding successful. You may want to re examine your edge with your loupe and see if it is as pristine of a 'V' and you would like. That is done by looking almost straight down on the apex. ...

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This is not the only thread but it has a lot on really good pictures.

Once the line and perhaps sparkles have all disappeared it is time for some feather light strokes to smooth the edge and remove the coarse or harsh part of the shave. Keep going you are almost there!

There is no secret. My method is all about my 30x loupe and looking almost straight down at the point of the apex. It should be almost invisible. I say almost because if it is tilted slightly it...

If it doesn't shave work it a little more. Once that bevel is completely set and you run a bunch of feather touch strokes it will shave just fine. Nice razor by the way.

Truly, the bevel set is the foundation to your edge. No blade can ever be spectacularly sharp or smooth shaving without a perfect apex. If you take the time to do your tests and watch with your...

My first time around with this I did hone test hone test, you get the idea. It was pre loupe and I really was just guessing at when my bevel was set. If you have the time to do that back and forth...

Sounds like you need to go to a meet Jerry. It picked my edges up quite a bit going to my first meet, well that and Geezer gave me a nice loupe just before I went.

I thought you were messing with me in a jovial manner and thought I should throw some back.
Incidentally I did some rubbing of that strop and it's fine. Those were not real scratches just some...

I think that if I stropped my razor with cerium 100x and then another 100x on linen and 300x more on leather it would be a comfortable shave. I can certainly see how simply using pastes and a 1or 4K...

No. But I have to wonder why you would ask.
Is that a pick up line?

That my friend is a very old Henckels 8.
The "scratches" on the strop actually came from the heel of my hand :-0
They are from yesterday when I was getting it ready for its maiden voyage....

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Ok you Mamby Pamby chatty Cathy's.
Chosera 1K
100 on fire hose linen
250 on boar leather
Arko shave soap
2 1/2 pass full shave 1st pass ATG, 1/2 WTG around my muzzle, 2nd pass XTG
It...

I did do this once before. Very early on in my honing Glen told me to help learn when the bevel is actually set to do this. I set my bevel, or so I thought, test and back to the hone, and test and...