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Sounds to me like the way I used to sharpen knives. Try this, it may help you out:


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You seem to be having one hell of a time with that razor. You might want to lay the blade flat on your hone, and tap on the corners. That will tell you if the razor is laying flat on the hone like...

Tom - like they said, it take what it takes. Usually I'll do a set amount of strokes, somewhere between 20 and 40, then check to see if the edge is suitable. How many passes between checks depends on...

Tom - I bought a shallow cookie pan for my water hones. They get soaked about 10 to 15 minutes before use, I set them up on one of the Norton boxes in the cookie pan so the edge of the pan isn't in...

You mention having water stones already, what brand are they?

The four commonly recommended hone brands are Norton, King, Naniwa, and Shapton. Lynn at "Straight Razor Designs.com" has quite a few...

For a 1.2k? Most likely a well worn DMT or a fine diamond hone. Using something finer than the king material will actually slow you down, or so I would think.

Seems like every time I run into a "won't shave" issue with my razors, it circles back to the bevel. I've stopped relying on thumb nail, thumb pad, and arm hair tests. The magnification doesn't lie,...