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In an effort to redeem myself, I picked up one of my favorite vintage blades that needed a little attention...a W&B Special 5/8 hollow that had been beautifully restored. I admit I was hesitant to...

I tried one more time to get a bevel on this thing and I just don't have the chops. I am far to new and it is WAY to bad geometrically for me to overcome it at this point, even with my loupe which...

I took another stab at this one today and it got a little better...but I just can't get it there. I have honed 3 other razors on the 4k and up (no need for a total bevel reset on them) and those...

So I added 3 layers of tape. This got the vast majority of the spine and razor on the hone. I went through a 1k-4k-8k-12k progression and made some pretty serious progress. I don't have time today...

Whelp...looks like a couple of layers of tape it is! I am going to give that a shot...in the interim if anyone has any other advice to lend I am listening!

Thanks for the quick responses. Much...

Both sides of the blade
The hone wear is not me...well not all of it. Those pics were taken after my attempt to hone, but 99% of that was there prior to me giving this a go.
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Pics on the way...hang tight 2 minutes....

I decided to add to my 12k Naniwa finishing stone and get a Norton 220/1k Combo a well as a Norton 4k/8k combo. A local retailer had a deal I couldn't refuse so I got them well discounted. Having...