Todays words of wisdom on honing...

[MikekiM]

...more specifically on bevel setting.

I was having a conversation with a fine friend and honing mentor who said to me, (I am paraphrasing)...

When you do the arm hair test to determine if the bevel is truly set, don't do it with the intent to get the razor to pass, do it with the intent to force the razor to fail. If it passes in spite of your attempts to force it to fail, you're ready to move on. If you force it to pass, you may be kidding yourself into believing it's ready, when in fact, you're just scraping away arm hair.

Not sure if any of you can relate to this philosophically. Subtle, but concise. It was another light bulb going off for me (and it helps me remember it if I write it...).