Quote Originally Posted by Bill S View Post
I guess that there is no way you could unwind the trade? I don't think that razor is ever going to be the way that it should. If there isn't any way to send it back, then sending it to an expert for evaluation is a great idea.

Sometimes razormakers will coat a narrow strip along the edge of a Damascus blade before the acid dip (which brings out the pattern in the steel). This leaves a shiny, un-etched strip at the edge which looks like a wide bevel, but it protects the very edge from erosion. If this is (or was) the case the actual bevel could have been smaller than it appears. The spine and shoulder wear seem to evidence some kind of repair gone wrong IMHO. Good luck.
I have a very open trade with a member here. He knows I'm gonna send it out. I'm 99.9% sure I'd like to keep this razor anyways. I guess if all else fails we can turn this from a 7/8's to a 6.5/8's with a perfect bevel! lol It's really a work of art, i believe it's worth the trouble.

The edge is all bevel, under 100x magnification I can see the whole width is consistent grit of honing.