Its like so many things - easy to learn, a lifetime to master.

Anyone with basic motor skills, a hone and some patience will be able to get an edge from blunt to shave. The difference I guess comes with a better and better and more comfortable edge, and that is where the time comes from.

I guess that 4 years ago you got a blade that was blunt to a position where you could shave with it. Thats honed in my books. What we are talking about after that point is *mastering* the process.

Si