
Originally Posted by
holli4pirating
While I would agree that some razors may respond better to certain hones, I would also add that the differences are not by any means major, and no particular hones are necessary for any given type of razor. And by the same token, no razor should be impossible to hone well on any given set of hones.
But since many of us on here are into chasing the ultimate edge and not just getting great shaves, the differences in steels/hones comes up with a frequency that makes it look like a bigger deal than it actually is.