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OK, in that case it's a good thing you did not get it sharp. Don't hone your razor until you finish your restoration. If you can't figure out why, then you'd better switch to electric shavers.
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My advice was based on the premise that the smile at least partially remained, since you said that you had removed it "somewhat."

First, HAVE you restored it yet? Is the restoration done? You don't want to be doing any further work on the razor after it is sharpened.

On to the sharpening. I think as a general rule,...