Thread: Difficulty honing a Dovo En Vogue SS, Micarta

I have had good results with all the Dovo Stainless blades. n my opinion, they are pretty good shavers. The biggest difference is that they feel a little more grainy on the hones than the carbon blades and sometimes a few extra strokes on the 8K and 12K can make a ton of difference. By extra I mean that I will do 5-10 more weight of the blade X strokes. Then I like to use increments of 5 strokes with the chromium oxide to bring to really sharp and smooth. I normally don't mess with HHT's when honing, but with the Stainless blades, I wait until I am done and the blade is stropped if I want to try them. No reason for this other than It's what has worked for me.

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