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I thought this would work. Probably the only thing you need is to even out the fin so that it's continuous.

I don't think that's what it is. When you have primary and secondary bevels, the angle gets less steep towards the front of the edge. Here, the very front is the steepest and it looks like there's...

It looks like you've got it this time. Yes, it does seem like you had a deteriorated edge. I wonder if there's any way to tell ahead of time. I guess that crumbling edge is a tipoff. It should never...

When I look at that picture, it seems there's something more at work there. Notice how the very edge is depressed. I saw something similar in the Feather super str8 blade. This just looks too...

If the picture is 200x, then the deepest troughs in the edge are about 5 microns. That's about what a 5K stone would leave. The 15K sure should have fixed that up. I would use it a little more and...

Well, you can see it's not even close to Lynn's. Did the 15K do anything to reduce the vaiation in the edge?

Obviously it does, but they don't seem to amount to much. T 200x you picture takes in about 1mm across, so you can imagine how tiny those dips are. The ones in your photo should come out with a 15K...

I just noticed you said that there are less sharp spots on the edge. I assume they look about the same under the microscope. If you don't get them now, you'll get them next time.


If you have...

This looks good, just strop it on leather a little more. Those slight rough spots are not worth worrying about.

I checked a whole bunch of razors that shave great, including 2 done by Lynn. They look very much like your photo, except the fin is continuous, but it's about the same size (it looks like about 20...

I just ried to blow up your photo to study it, but the resolution wasn't good enough. I assume the original has better resolution. Blow it up and see if you can make out the very edge. It should...

OK. Whatever was on the edge got stropped off. That edge looks good. It should shave. I wouldn't use a stone anymore. Try the pasted strops and plain leather.

The first shot is what I would expect. Any edge that looks that good at 200x should shave well. I've never seen anything like that second shot. I wonder what those microscopic bubbles are. Did...

Here is a link to a 200x picture showing an edge (the edge only). http://www.straightedgerazors.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=14

Notice the scratch lines and the fin.

Something is not right here. For some reason your 200x doesn't seem close enough. Even so, I don't see any scratch lines. Go to Steve Durfees pictures in the gallery and you'll see what I mean. ...

Take it to the 4K for 30 two sided laps on each side and see how it looks at 100x. Depending on how much it improved, repeat with the same or decreasing laps the edge looks flat. Then go to the 8K...