Quote Originally Posted by RezDog View Post
I only watched one persons videos to start. There are many roads to the perfect edge, just don't try to follow them all at the same time. I found a person with a good reputation for honing that made video and I liked the presentation. I followed just that one. Since I have watched several others for an idea of what they do and how they do it. We all learn a little different so it is good to have more than one person presenting technique. I still do watch the videos and mostly when I am referencing them for a post. My edges vary a bit as well, not every razor passes the shave test every time, I am hitting over half though. There are to things that I had to realize. The first, which is the very most important is when the bevel is set. The second was to lay off the pressure when the bevel approaches. Once the bevel is set and I start to move up in the grits most of the work is done. I do believe that the loupe is good enough for me at this point. I'm just starting to feel like I am really understanding what I see in the loupe. For me the mantra is remember the basics.
Interesting comment - that's new to me and could explain a lot - the question is, learning when to start laying off the pressure, something I've never done.

I just kept looking at the bevel in the loupe till it looked right, then moved on to the strokes with just the weight of the blade. Could you explain a little more in terms of, "when the bevel approaches"?