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I have to extend to you my appreciation for your replies.. In part my problem can also arrive out of stress since we have moved. As I have mentioned I am 71 and have Osteoarthritis which has...

Thank you Onimaru55,
I have razors with smiles and frowns, and most all of them the spine edge is worn and match the cutting edge. I went through the section you suggested and the sharpening...

Not real close. I am in Midland City, Midland County. Ann Arbor is south of me. It is a three hour drive from Ann Arbor to here. I think if you draw a straight line from Midland down, Detroit is...

Utopian,
No I don't. I am pretty much locked into DSL. Right now I am down to 85% of internet time remaining from my provider via their
Fair Use" policy.
I have an electric hone I can...

Marshal,
Thanks for the link. I would love to go there and watch, but I have DSL internet with a "Fair Usage" attached, ergo, watching youtube sucks up all my time. Just one 20 minutes of...

onimaru55.
You mention finding the right stroke will solve most problems. Forgive me of my ignorance, but I only know of one stroke. Starting with the toe end of the blade on the stone and...

Marshal,
5mm from the toe of the blade it begins to widen to about 2mm. it then tapers down to a thin heel. This is all on the right side of the blade with the cutting edge facing you. It...

Thank you for the offer. I will certainly consider it. First I need to make the effort on my own. I really don't have a lot of time. Currently I have seven that are well sharpened. Some times I...

sabxr: Thanks. I believe you said green or red Sharpe?
I know the thumb pad trick is not too bright, but I don't bear down to make a deep cut. I do it when I feel it cut and they are quite...

Thanks dinnermint. I appreciate your in-put. I will give this a try. I am getting weary grinding, so weary. I have been lucky in the past that the razors I got seemed to be in good shape and have...

SQZBRX: You have an interesting point. How I have managed all these years I don't know. I guess I have been lucky. Now, how can you tell that you have achieved a bevel on the blade. I have been...

Thanks Marshall. I really appreciate your response. I just soaked my Norton. It is a two sided stone 1000/2000. . I am curious about taping the spine. I am using a 10x loop and the edge looks...

Thanks Onimaru55. I shall give it a go. Much appreciated.

Thank you for your reply. I appreciate it more than you could recognize. The water stones I have are Norton, and one Chinese water stone listed as 15,000 grit. I primarily stay with the Arkansas...

Marshall,
You mention 1000 grit. What brand, and where do you buy it with confidence. I would appreciate knowing this. Currently I have three sets of hones, Diamond, Water stones up to 8000...

Hi Utopian,
You say it is pretty much o.k. to start a new thread. How do you do that?

Thank you for the information. First know that I am completely illiterate on computers. I have been cruzing this site, and it is all confusing to me. It is like reading Russian. Posting a...

Thank you for the quick reply. I sincerely appreciate it. May I ask a few more questions? The Joseph Allen razor has a lopsided smile towards the toe end of the blade. I am contemplating using...

Since I am having a similar problem with a Joseph Allen and Sons and an Electric Co razor and maybe another one. I hone on Arkansas Soft, black and translucent. I can shave arm hair, but when it...