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Yes! I finally got a decent shave from this razor. It wasn't as good as I had hoped, but it was perfectly acceptable. I'm not sure why it wasn't perfect, but I think I can get it there now without...

Hello my patient friends
I am finished for the night. I have worked this blade for most of the afternoon and I believe I have gained some ground on the beast. It looks pretty good under the scope...

Yes! Yes! I am sure that is what was happening to me. It had to be! I posted my last post before I read this, but I came to this conclusion exactly. I am glad to hear this from someone else. I...

Well Joe. I gotta tell you it's too late. I couldn't resist the temptation to take it to the Shapton 1k, which is about 11.5 micron. I'm not sure how that compares to Norton grit, but it is the...

Ok, I'll try the 15k some more. Thanks for the idea about the felt tip. I was thinking about stones and decided to take a picture of a Murray Carter knife sharpening job, which are some of the...

Glad you are enjoying the thread BIll.

Hey Joe and David
Here is a merged picture of a Filarmonica that is Lynn honed and keen as hell. It is side by side with the Wonderedge fro hell.
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I'm not sure how to explain it exactly but it didn't glide across my face smoothly and didn't seem as close as a normal frist pass. Yes, it was uncomfortable. I'll try the 15k and see if I can get...

So. I shower up with some cool soap fro Ray, and prep carefully. Stropped up the blade with 30 more laps and lathered up with some Trumper's Sandalwood.
I started the first pass as usual and...

I hope I am not burning everyone out on this thread. Joe, I decided to take it down to the 2k stone and start over down through .25 paste. The razor, which seems to be a problem case, now pops arm...

I agree Lynn; this thread has been ey opening and I really appreciate the help I am reveiving. Unforntunatley this blade is not shaving still. I just tried it again this mornign and feel like I...

Thanks Joe. I'll try putting it on the pasted strops and see what happens. There must have been some moisture on the edge from when I tried this morning. I thought the edge looked ok too, but I'll...

I was really confused by that last shot, so I redid it after stropping. Here it is at 200x.

I just tested it this morning and this razor doesn't shave yet. I used another Wonderedge that I honed myself taking all the way from the 2k to the .25 paste before I got the scope. That one is...

Please see my last post. I believe you will see a diagonal scratch pattern and the last picture is after stropping.

Ok, here are the latest images and thoughts. I went back to the 5k with 15 careful passes followed by 15 more on the 8k. The first three images are 60xtl,60xbl,200xtl. The last one is 60xtl after...

Well, I took it to the 8k Kitayama (15 stroke) and seemed to have dulled the edge somehow. Maybe it's just more polished and not popping the arm hairs as readily. Not sure. Here are some pics;...

Ok thanks. I am not sure if I am a pyramid person. LOL. I'll try some careful finishing with the 8k and 15k and strop it up. I gues I'll shoot it at each stage just for reference.


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Ok, I have 8k and 15k, so I will move on to the finer stones. Do you think a pyramid is in order at this point with the 8k/15k or should I just establish a new scratch pattern with the 8k stone?
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Ok, here are pics after about 100 laps on the SHapton 5k stone with little to no pressure. Do you think that white line is a wire edge?

I have 1k, 2k, 5k waterstones. Would you drop down to 2k here or try the 5 first?

Here are some images of a DD Wonderedge I got off eBay. I am going to begin honing today and would like to ask the microscope mavens what grit you would start with based on these photos. They are...