I just put my new Ohira through a half session (mid-grit nagura to mostly water several times, with a lot of slurry from the hone toward the end).
A strange thing happened... I got past the striations and ended up with a hazy polished edge (sparkly steel under the 40x hand microscope), but wavy lines emerged on the bevel... Like Damascus but this razor is O1.
Not sure if you can make it out in the pics.
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Does anyone else experience this?
By the way, do Jnats generally need to be broken in? I didn't lap mine, as I only have a 220 DMT, but it strikes me that it's either getting smoother or I am getting used to the lighter passes on finishing (which I have found are easier when holding the hone in my hand-- I may be applying too much pressure when on the table).