Quote Originally Posted by ScoutHikerDad View Post
To be honest, I am stunned by the absolute buttery-velvet shave from this 1k edge! It was smoother than the two I was also testing from a surgical black by quite a bit (and they were both HHT-sharp, though I am still learning on and breaking in this new hone). I kept trying it in multiple angles and WTG, XTG, ATG, etc., and it just kept mowing off lather and whiskers with almost no sensation at all. I have shaved with uber-sharp, pro-honed edges, and more than a few of my own "finished" edges that were just as smooth and sharp, and this shave beat many of them.
I think you just got better at honing! Nice job!

I don't believe that all razors will respond in the same manner, but doing that same approach of trying to max out what the 1k can do certainly will be better for setting the stage for the rest of the grits.