Originally Posted by
Brontosaurus
I agree that the pics are nice to see. Still, there seem to be a number of variables from one approach to another as described, 10x achromatic loupe for viewing included.
My shave I would not have qualified as harsh. I tend to shave every three days and the blade mowed down the longish whiskers on the first pass no problem. I do a two-pass shave plus touch-ups. Again, no harshness there to the end. In honing, I moved from a 3k synth to the DT, not from a 1k. Only one side of the DT (lapped to 320x) was used with a very light slurry leading to plain water. Only one side of the Vermont slate (lapped to 600x) was used using oil. Then 8 laps on the cotton element of a Scrupleworks strop followed by 12 laps on the Swedish bridle side. Blade used was pretty hum-drum, a 9/16 Larkin full-hollow. Lather was from a Stirling "Sheep" cake of soap.