Originally Posted by
Vasilis
For a good suita, a couple of minutes are enough after the 1k, but the edge won't be shave ready, or at least it can be refined even further. The drawback is... the thousand of $$ you have to pay for a decent one, with a good shape, and clear of inclusions (not the thin, almost fake red veins, the ones that do hurt the edge).
I was wondering, after setting a bevel with a tape, remove it, then progress to your finisher with two layers, wouldn't be friendlier for the razor to use one instead of two on finishing? I doubt it will take much more time for the same results.