Thread: Sharpness of the edge?

I used to thought when you sharpen the blade the sharpest edge should be straight line. looks like this
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i have tried Many stones and check the edge 100x to see what is going on with the edge while i progress from 1k to endless.
Always this was the case. AT the end edge was straight line.
Recently i have gotten strange stone.
Edge doesn't come out from this stone as a straight line.
It comes out saw tooth.
in 100x i can see clear it is not straight edge. it is straight saw tooth.
Now i took Blade to shave test 3 times 3 different blades and they will shave as fine as my Jnats or escher used edge only 1 differences i could notice.
it is Cutting nose is different. it seems like winter time you walk on the snow.
Any ideas?

I want to see this! I have a couple of razors that are as smooth as ice and yet they make the "crunching snow" noise you have mentioned. Time to investigate.

Originally Posted by hi_bud_gl

Any ideas?

Said it before and I'll say it again .... when I stopped looking at edges with 100x and started using 30x my honing got way better.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

Said it before and I'll say it again .... when I stopped looking at edges with 100x and started using 30x my honing got way better.

Hows the shaves?!

Someone has to ask --- how does it taste?

Originally Posted by nun2sharp

Hows the shaves?!

shave is same no differences smooth without pulling etc just noise is different.
I am sure i can show MO guys on 7 th.
I do remember Turkey oils stone was acting similar.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

Said it before and I'll say it again .... when I stopped looking at edges with 100x and started using 30x my honing got way better.

LOL!!! That is too good!

Does the razor still "crunch snow" when you hone it on a different finishing stone?

Originally Posted by joke1176

Does the razor still "crunch snow" when you hone it on a different finishing stone?

Joe no it is hones perfect . Only differences from regular finish is
1 edge is not straight line. it is saw tooth
2. while you shave it makes different sound.

This is not honing issue this is differences on hones.
why i asked this question is sharpest edge we usually get when the edge forms straight line.
Saw tooth usually we get in low grit stones 1k-3k level.
Now by theory we shouldn't have saw tooth in 20 -30k level .?
This edge acts like 20k-30k level but has saw tooth.
i hope i am clear.
This has nothing to do with honing the blade.

Can you rig a camera up to your 100x viewpiece? I'm curious to see the polished sawteeth