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I use a piece of stair spindle, cut in half and sanded flat, and I wrap the newspaper tight around it and fasten it with a binder clip on the back side. I use one sheet of newsprint folded in half...

The only for sure way is to lather up and shave with it! Everything else is just a test. Shaving is the real thing.

Don't forget to strop it up: light or no pressure on the blade, with the...

Whoops. Forgot the most important part:

In setting the bevel, after you use the magic marker, hone on one of your low grit stones (1k/4k). That allows you to see whether the bevel is even, and...

Hmmm. There's a lot of advice possible.

1. I think the most important thing in bringing an old razor back to life is setting the bevel. For that, I'd recommend that you use a magic marker to...