Quote Originally Posted by singlewedge View Post
Thanks for all the advice and oddly enough I made it work and skipped a few steps in between.

I was using my Global Ceramic 1k (a great stone BTW) and worked up a heck of a slurry. Did I mention it cuts fast with a black slurry. Anyway, I finally got a shiny bevel just like I was instructed to get and I did find out that the blade is slightly warped in the middle. 2mm - 3mm to the flat side, but I got the bevel. Here is the queer part though.

After doing probably 10 sets of 21 and 9, 21 on the angle and 9 on the flat. I said man this wont cut hair. Screw it take out the big gun. Grabbed the ChromOx balsa paddle. 2 sets of the above and the thing was popping hair like popcorn in a skillet.

Stropped 20 on bottom weight canvas and 40 on Mr. Ugly. Test shave this morning, great shave. I used my chin cause that is the hairiest part of me. No irritation or nothing.

Is this normal on single sided blades? I am kinda scared to shave with it. I am going to tomorrow cause its the weekend and if I screw up I have the weekend to heal.
When I got done with mine it was no longer single sided. You have a wedge with a bevel on one side and a full hollow with bevel on the other. I have shaved with mine 3 or 4 times with no need to refresh the edge yet. That tough Puma Inox steel. Not easy to get an edge but when you get one it stays. I was a bit apprehensive about shaving with it when I did my first passes but it is no different then shaving with any straight once you get going. At least mine isn't.