Quote Originally Posted by PonderingTurtle View Post
Not this is certainly not a paranormal claim, I would be interested in seeing double blind testing with razors honed in different fashions, but all highly sharp.
That is exactly what my comrade and I have been doing for the past 3 months.
Here's the thread: http://straightrazorpalace.com/advan...-pictures.html
It gains very little interest. I stopped caring about that some month ago, since we're having much fun doing the tests and we're learning a few things anyway. But perhaps the lack of interest in a thread that at least tries to make a few objective observations, illustrates the audiophiles analogy. Maybe not.

I don't think honing needs a large progression through many hones.
I also don't think the placebo-effect of sharpness, caused by a high$ hone, lasts longer than one shave.
I like to think that a good hone shouldn't be all that critical about the steel it is honing.

Bart.