Trying to gauge the right level of sharpness
Well yesterday was the 1st time I’ve ever honed an edge that was just way too sharp. I came off 5k to diamond slurry to tomo slurry on a size 100 Shoubodani. I cleaned it of and did water laps until the haze turned into a near mirror finish. It was one of those shaves that meant I couldn’t even breath wrong! I’ve spent some time shaving right off a carefully stropped 5k and that was very close to what I want but it’s just a bit short of my hypothetical target. I have a very small Dressante bout that I like but I don’t have an 8k or larger Coticule that I really like and I’m not sure how to bridge the gap between the 5k and the Dressante. Technically I could try the Norton 8k. The micron size is about the same as the Shapton Pro 5k but I still suspect the Norton may be a bit more keen than the Shapton 5k. Any other ideas guys?