Quote Originally Posted by Memorael View Post
I dropped the whole 1k ladder up to a finishing hone. The truth is the bevel on razors is so small that I just go dmt C to japanese natural with slurry and get the same results as a multi step ladder. If you don't believe me try it.
Yup, you CAN do it. You could also hone on only a PHIG (you're welcome, Ron :-) ) and get an ebay special shave ready. It's all a question of how long it will take compared to a progressive method. Though I will say that, in my experience, the width of the bevel doesn't really matter with respect to how long it takes to hone a razor. Once the bevel is set on any razor, they all need pretty much the same thing (except the final tweaking, if you play with that).