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Looks great Steve, nice job!

Steve, if you're asking me (I think so), nope, haven't noticed it on any other carbon steel razors, just the HSS. I don't have any other outlandish steels in my collection though - some of the other...

It's a "Celestron Digital Microscope Pro" but it's modified from stock for higher magnification. To get good shots like this, lighting is absolutely key though. It does take a little fiddling about...

Right around 4 microns according to the measuring software. (And yes I calibrated it first, lol). Magnification is about 250x on my laptop screen - the actual distance covered in that frame from...

Tested a Suehiro Gokumyo 20k after edge repair - progression here was DMT thru 8k then SG20k. Carbide tear-out, anyone? Forgive the slight moisture, didn't clean and dry well enough for that shot.

Maybe some commiserating will help:

Before and after on a prototype razor edge I'm working on made of M2 HSS. Dropped on soft linoleum. (Images attached backwards, oops).

I think that certain steels take better feeling edges from certain stones as well. I've noticed this when honing razors in my collection. Still possible to get perfectly good edges with any stone...

Interesting. It looks very similar to some of my found in the wild stones:

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The nice thing about the lapping plate and loose grit though is that you get every grit you want for a paltry sum - and you get fast sharp cutting grit every time. The diamond plates slow...

Yep, they're available all the time on eBay. Try to look for one locally if at all possible. (Use eBay with the search option for distance). They are heavy S.O.B.s and the shipping is not cheap. I...