Originally Posted by
joelkerr
After looking at the blade of the Rolls Razor with a loupe today, I discovered it wasn't in as good shape as I originally thought. There was some corrosion along the edge, which had caused an uneven edge, and some chipping. So, with some difficulty, I smoothed out the edge and attempted to reset the bevel. I was successful in getting rid of the chips and getting down to good steel (very complicated with that safety bar), but wasn't able to set the bevel yet. I ran out of time and patience. I'll try again later.
A couple weeks ago, I had discovered some microchips on the edge of the King Cutter, so I got rid of those and set the bevel. I managed my first shave off of a 1k, and was pleasantly surprised at how well it went. Today I finally had time to hone it up to 8k, and hopefully will be able to test shave it next weekend (I don't like to test shave blades on days I need to work, in case I get really bad irritation). If the test shave goes well, I'll finish it on my new coticule.