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06-07-2018, 11:19 AM #11
Lots of moving parts ...
Go-to is what works.
I am tempted to say that the 1K and coarser stones belong in a box... if used, use them once on the razor
because the bevel once set is good for a gosh long time. If they are necessary to set a bevel spend a lot of time
at 2K or 4K to remove the abuse that the coarse stones do to a razor. Magic marker test to know that the bevel
is set is valuable.
The pyramid method 4K and 8K has taught me a lot. It seems that once a blade is sharp (set bevel) the
management of honing to eliminate a burr is important. I used circles a lot and now work hard
to remove any circle scratch pattern before moving to the next finer grit. Slurry gets washed off
much quicker than I used to do.
I now refresh a razor that shaves only on 12K or on a coticle and do that refresh finish under running water.
Coticle or Echer but not both...
I do have 0.25 micron diamond or CBN on most of my canvas or felt strops. Mostly to break the
canvas in quicker.