“I think the usb microscope is a great idea to look into and will do so to at least try to isolate some of the issues.”
Yes, you will see a lot more with a USB scope, the best benefit is that you can take good clear photos and post them, to get other opinions of issues and how to fix them.
The downside is, stopping in the middle of a project put the razor on the scope to take photos can become a PIA. Here is where the hand-held Carson MicroBrite or any other lighted loupe shines, for a quick look.
Learning to hone is about identifying problems, determining the cause and course of action for repair or improvement. Google (Second try at Honing) and you will find a great old post of a new honer with a USB scope, who documented his journey of taking a trashed razor from repair/ bevel set to shave ready with a pristine edge, with a little help. Again, the benefit of this post are the great, clear photos and the honers ability to follow direction.
This was the honer’s second attempt at honing a razor. If you do nothing but follow his progression and make your edges look like his photos at each stage/stone, you will end up with a great shaving edge and learn a lot in the process.
First learn to hone on synthetics, once you have mastered that, then introduce natural finisher. Bottom line, you can shave very well from a good 8 or 12k, stropped on Chromium Oxide.
Yes, you will see a lot more with a USB scope, the best benefit is that you can take good clear photos and post them, to get other opinions of issues and how to fix them.
The downside is, stopping in the middle of a project put the razor on the scope to take photos can become a PIA. Here is where the hand-held Carson MicroBrite or any other lighted loupe shines, for a quick look.
Learning to hone is about identifying problems, determining the cause and course of action for repair or improvement. Google (Second try at Honing) and you will find a great old post of a new honer with a USB scope, who documented his journey of taking a trashed razor from repair/ bevel set to shave ready with a pristine edge, with a little help. Again, the benefit of this post are the great, clear photos and the honers ability to follow direction.
This was the honer’s second attempt at honing a razor. If you do nothing but follow his progression and make your edges look like his photos at each stage/stone, you will end up with a great shaving edge and learn a lot in the process.
First learn to hone on synthetics, once you have mastered that, then introduce natural finisher. Bottom line, you can shave very well from a good 8 or 12k, stropped on Chromium Oxide.