Quote Originally Posted by grande View Post
Perhaps someday we can all get some of these (Synthetic Diamonds Offer Key to Razor Blades That Last Years, Not Weeks | Ecouterre) and forgo the stropping anyway!

Thanks to all, I'll keep looking for replies. This really is a great forum!
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I just watched that video in that link and saw that they are slicing a hair long ways. I haven't gotten into honing yet, but I kind of remember reading that if your razor is cutting in this way, its not as sharp as you want it.

YouTube - Diamaze-PSD razor blade slicing a human hair.mpg