I've been lurking around the forum for quite a while and just made my introduction yesterday. I'm very much a newbie when it comes to the forum and straight razor shaving. Also I realize I'm taking a huge leap in this world, but I've been doing alot of searching and reading and haven't found quite what I'm looking for. I'm a knifemaker originally so all the concepts and whatnot that it takes to get something that looks like a straight razor I've got handled. Also I've done enough research to know what to do once I get a razor that is ready to receive a bevel and upward from there (accomplishing this I know is a world in itself).

But what I'm not sure on is what is the best route to get it from off the grinder to the point where your actually preparing a razor towards shaving?

This is my first attempt at making a straight razor and this is the progress so far, I didn't spend much time on making it pretty as I want to get to the point of a good workable blade first and foremost. Once I do this then I will invest the time to make it look good.

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Blade is a 5/8 O1 steel, I have a noton 220/1k and 4k/8k, do I have all I need, the correct stones? Or am I completely way off?

Sorry for the newbieness, and appreciate your guys' patience and any help, Thanks!