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Great post and great replies!! I am going to the 'hitting the honing wall' post next. I too have found that my honing lacks consistency. I honed a completely rusted out Red Injun 102 I got at an antique store for $10 (after hand sanding/polishing all the rust off) and figured I'd touch up a Heljestrand that had given good shaves before but was starting to tug a little. Fast forward a couple of hours and the Boker is giving beautiful, smooth shaves and the Heljestrand took about 3 steps back :( It will not shave ATG at all. It feels like sandpaper. It looks good under a 20x loupe and a 100x hand microscope but feels terrible. I am following Glenn's advice and putting it aside for a few while I enjoy the 'new' Boker! Thanks to everyone that posted here....outstanding advice and motivation to keep on trying :)
Chris
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What hones do you have. Mashup we can give you some hone specific advise. I like trying different angles. Straight across, heel forward, heel toward to straight, heel forward x, straight x etc or even combos