Hi, i need some advise please.
I have 3 Hart Steel razors. One 7/8 Mirrored square point and two 6/8 "Not a Replica" blades.
Personally i think Hart Steel make the best blades.
I also have the Shapton hones 1k/4k/8k/16k and 30k. My honing skills are coming along and with my stropping i'm getting very nice edges. Also i use that optical powder to polish it up at the end.
Like a fool i dropped one of my "Not a Replica" blades and managed to chip it. This happened before i had the shapton stones, so i sent it off to america for Hart Steel to repair it, which they did.
I know they finish on Escher stones.
The edge on my returned blade is on another level and im gobsmacked by it.
Can i achieve such an edge with my 30k shapton or would i need a natural stone for that kinda finish?
Or is it just down to skill or both?
Thanks for your imput.
Happy New Year Also :)