Quote Originally Posted by gssixgun View Post
What time and razors has taught me is that "Sneaking" up on the edge has the greatest tendency to creating smooth shaves YMMV
This..
While the 1200 grit DMT will cut steel in a hurry, I personally try most any other approach before going to such extremes in my honing.

Sneaking up on the edge was a good description, I liked that!