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Now I remember why I rarely post on the forums... :D

At the risk of starting a flaming war... All the hones I tried, finer that 12K, all had chunks of coarse grit embedded in the 15K, 16K, or 30K surface. Under the microscope, the edge was fantastic....

I have a razor that has about 10 shaves on it. When I get the time, I'll take a few photos.

The razor I used for the first batch of photos is headed to Norway.

Neil,

Like I said, "I'm not sure I understand all I know about it!" :D

To each his own. After all, it's just razors...

Craig,

I didn't intentionally leave the striations. It just works out that way.

The 4000 grit striations are refined, and mostly removed by the 8000 grit stone. Then, the 8000 grit striations...

That is the point of the post. Since you can see some of the initial 4K striations through the entire process, it is clear to see that a micro bevel was not produced by adding tape at the 12K level....

Hirlau,

I'm glad you enjoyed the photos.I can do better, but it takes a lot more time to get the light and everything set right. The photos were shot with a Nikon D7000 mounted to an Olympus MG...

Yup. Here is how I currently do things

Care and Feeding of Zowada Razors

Ignore the two bevel honing link on the bottom. I haven't updated it in a long time.

Yup. You can go without a lot of this stuff. It's just another tool in the bag. :)

The microscopes are another good example. I only use my microscopes for research. When I'm honing in the shop, I...

I agree!

I am just a compulsive tinkerer. This is one of the ways it comes out. You should see what I've done to my banjo...

Over the last several years, there has been a lot of information and discussion on the best way to hone a razor. All of it is good. It keeps us looking for better ways to do things.

There has also...