Quote Originally Posted by mparker762 View Post
As for how I do it when I'm honing, it's really very easy. All it requires is that when I get to the final finishing stage I don't sweat trying to get that final bit of sharpness. I stop at the 30k or Nakayama, instead of going on to the 0.1 micron diamond or 0.05 micron aluminum oxide or newspaper. If I'm honing a sheffield then I'll stop at the shapton 8k or 15k, or the thuringen, or something like that. My edges are very sharp but they are not feather sharp. They do not thin my skin like a feather. They are pretty sharp, but they are not as sharp as I can get them - they are "slightly duller".

Ok there is where ya lost me,,,
Anything in the finishing stages is about finishing not about sharpness...
You are talking again differences in the 1/1ooths of a micron on any given razor.... If you go farther the edge fails and you get a harsh shave....

You know exactly where and how far to take an edge, I am pretty sure of that, I would never push a maxed out edge either...