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puketui41 How sharp is sharp? 06-30-2014, 12:52 PM
RezDog IMHO it is all about getting... 06-30-2014, 02:06 PM
JimmyHAD It seems to me, going by my... 06-30-2014, 02:21 PM
Euclid440 First, it is not about a... 06-30-2014, 03:11 PM
Vasilis From the moment the razor can... 06-30-2014, 03:43 PM
puketui41 Thanks for all the replies. I... 06-30-2014, 10:55 PM
JTmke This is no help to you but I... 06-30-2014, 02:26 PM
DaveW Sharp enough to do the things... 06-30-2014, 02:49 PM
WadePatton If there was a clear and... 06-30-2014, 03:37 PM
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    Default How sharp is sharp?

    Evening all,

    I've been honing razors now for about a year. I can get an edge that gives a very good close shave. I have had a razor from an experienced honer and my finished edges match up. I went through a learning curve for the first eight months where I would find that my previous sharpest razor was superceded by the latest razor I had honed. For the last four months that hasn't happened. All my razors have great edges (except for my !@#$%^ Red Imp 132, but that's a different issue). My question is: Can you reach a stage where you can no longer improve an edge and if so, how do you know when you've reached that point? My progression is: Makita 1000# bevel setter, followed by Naniwa superstones 3000#, 8000# and 12000#. I then do 30 laps on 0.3 CrOx, 30 laps on 0.1 iron oxide and finish with about 60 laps on leather.
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