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Whew sorry guys.
Good catch Steve.
I did see the New TI.
I am on lockdown from buying new razors

Steve How you been?
Please expain a breadknife stropping. And Blue jeans stroping .Since Our new member travels alot for work.
Please tell him your advise for a travel kit. And staying sharp for a...

So I am a carpenters son. So you are a kindered soul.
CrOx is a paste that you put a dot on a linen strop. It is .05 micron in partical size. On a completely seperate linen strop you apply it and it...

Do you have a strop yet?
Dont buy one just yet.
Please lets talk about what you need, and your learning curve.
Oh and dont buy CrOx. I have enough for all of us.
PM me your address again...

Yes Mrs. Ultra shot most of those pictures for this thread.
I found that most members are family men, and our wifes our referred to SWMBO. She Who Must Be Obeyed.
If mommas happy I get more razors...

So here is what I did . Fought the whole way. New TIs are rock hard steel.
So when you can post pictures like mine.
Up close and show it lengthwise, remember that many people are watching and...

You are welcome.
Thanks to the community. Who taught/ are still teaching me.
Way too many names to mention.

Have you shaved with it yet??
And remember this is supposed to be fun.
Oh and now...

So I will check in tomorrow. Pictures please.
I am going to want to see the bevel both sides.
I bet your going through the hones as we speak.
Lap each hone before and AFTER use. That way they are...

Ok I am back.
You need to replace the tape, at least the top layer.
You went with 2 layers correct?
And please refresh your hone by lapping it with your DMT.
It will get rid of the little...

Thank-you
So the Sharpie test looks like your hitting the edge pretty well.
Those honing gymnastics that 10pups was talking about start now.
At the end of the x-stroke towards the toe . Do a Nike...

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Show me the bevel after 25 of those x strokes.
Did you lap your hone??
Go get em Charlie.

Perfect, The tip is great, you want that smile. It is a good thing.
Look at how flat the spine is at the toe. Quite .
See how the spine at the middle to the heel is like new. No flattening.
Do...

Yeah. I am glad too. Now that I showed my razor, Lets see what you did.
Then over the next day or so we will fix these before we go farther.
No honing until the blade geometry is fixed. Which razor...

Ok so we get to fix this one together. Heel removed this is what mine looks like.

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This is a frown. See the light coming underneath at 2 contact points?
Bad.
Let me know how you are...

Stone Stone Stone, I never tried the sander. Oh my please let this go well.

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Ok you just met my Mentor. So the long way is to hone the stabilizer in circles till its rubbed down.
The easy button is to get out the dremmel and put a cylinder stone in it. Hold the razor in...