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Ok well you are going to have to hone away that rust if you want any hope of a decent edge. Whenever you are finished honing you need to wipe or strop the bevels right away to dry them.

Your second photo shows two patches of rust. How long did you wait between honing and photographing that razor?

OK, thank you for catching what I missed.

In that case the question is how often is he replacing it? The typical beginning honer puts too much pressure on the spine relative to the edge, which...

Well, for the sake of your razor, I'll ask again. Are you using tape on the spine or not?

This thread belongs in the honing section.

There was no need to run the edge over glass. There also is no need or benefit to dropping down 220. That hone is useless for razors.

As a...