This is the edge on the Waterville and a shot of the blade surface. seems shot to me.... upload temporary image
Well - call me impatient... go on DO IT because I deserve it.... Rather than wait for my bevel setters, I ordered a Shapton 1K & 2K on advice.... OR watch more videos OR take sage advice I thought I would try the Waterville again. So I try, thick slurry, x-strokes, elliptical strokes - nada. I try again - nada. 1.5 hours later.... I get my 'scope on it and bam!!!! One side of the blade, the show side with the engraving, has what I would say is a reasonable bevel. The other side - mmm - it is ugly. I have [yes I was told....] competing bevels. So I think to myself that I will just hone and hone on the side with the competing bevels until I hone them out.... nope no deal... I am thinking this razor was unicote'd at some point and now that I am trying without tape I am not able to cut enough metal away to get a decent bevel on the stone that I have. Anyway here are some pics - let me know what you guys think this time and yes I will wait until good old Amazon delivers my bevel setters.... I used a sharpie on my last attempt - I have commented the photos TO FOLLOW... The setup The Slurry - reasonably thick Good bevel - show side of blade The Competing bevel..... ugly.... non-show side of blade
