Originally Posted by
zib
It's hard to say without pics, but normally a ding in the blade requires more than a 12k.
I'm surprised to hear you say that you almost stropped it out? Normally, a ding (dent, chip) in the blade will leave horrible cut marks or lines in your strop. I bought a DD Goldedge one time and didn't really inspect the blade all that well, When I stropped it up, it left lines in my strop. When I looked closely, I could see a little ding in the blade. Lesson learned...My advice to you would be to send it to Lynn, especially if your new to honing.