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Gasman Finding the perfect edge.... 08-14-2018, 05:04 PM
MikeT I am also curious about that... 08-14-2018, 05:50 PM
OCDshaver In my opinion, you are taking... 08-14-2018, 06:15 PM
RezDog I do not have a 20k hone. I... 08-14-2018, 06:32 PM
OCDshaver I like this. In fact, when... 08-14-2018, 06:46 PM
Christian1 I think if you go from 20k to... 08-14-2018, 07:02 PM
Gasman My edge is by no means harsh... 08-14-2018, 07:02 PM
tintin I just discovered (or am... 08-14-2018, 07:27 PM
Gasman I know some guys with go to a... 08-14-2018, 07:46 PM
Srdjan I would say it will be...... 08-14-2018, 08:06 PM
tcrideshd it really depends on who is... 08-14-2018, 08:52 PM
markbignosekelly Tc is spot on, it really is... 08-14-2018, 09:22 PM
BobH I like CroOx on a felt... 08-14-2018, 11:07 PM
Gasman You call that stropping the... 08-14-2018, 11:26 PM
Brontosaurus A few years back, I was... 08-15-2018, 12:24 AM
earcutter I’m with ocdshaver myself,... 08-15-2018, 01:09 AM
sharptonn I never come off the stones... 08-15-2018, 01:43 AM
32t Dave is having a meet in WI... 08-15-2018, 01:54 AM
Gasman Video chat. Ha. You act like... 08-15-2018, 01:59 AM
Kees The holy grail edge. I have a... 08-15-2018, 02:24 AM
sharptonn Think of the humble strop.... 08-15-2018, 03:16 AM
Steel Having a 20k to use along... 08-15-2018, 03:56 AM
Speedster I’ve been using a Cerium... 08-15-2018, 04:18 AM
JOB15 Yesterday evening I had the... 08-15-2018, 07:00 AM
TristanLudlow Coticule for me as well, good... 08-15-2018, 04:47 PM
Johntoad57 The perfect edge is one that... 08-16-2018, 02:27 AM
BobH Yup, so true. I'd bet few... 08-16-2018, 07:04 AM
onimaru55 A good edge on a good razor... 08-16-2018, 07:50 AM
Birnando This is basically the eternal... 08-16-2018, 12:22 PM
eKretz This. Different edges require... 08-16-2018, 06:05 PM
markbignosekelly Whether I finish on a natural... 08-16-2018, 06:35 PM
onimaru55 With someone fairly new it... 08-16-2018, 11:22 PM
TristanLudlow True words. Also, the... 08-17-2018, 11:19 AM
Srdjan It’s a good question, though... 08-14-2018, 06:49 PM
markbignosekelly Ok. I decided to try a few... 08-16-2018, 08:32 PM
ScottGoodman The answer is yes you can.... 08-18-2018, 08:43 AM
outback Finally.... Its been hit on... 08-18-2018, 11:09 AM
Badgister Which is why I think you... 08-18-2018, 01:11 PM
markbignosekelly Tell me about it. My... 08-18-2018, 03:52 PM
earcutter I stopped obsessing over... 08-18-2018, 04:16 PM
Gasman In the bigging of this... 08-18-2018, 06:16 PM
ScottGoodman I have been doing this for... 09-13-2018, 05:43 AM
Gasman Thanks for correcting my... 09-13-2018, 09:01 AM
Euclid440 Here is an old post (My first... 09-13-2018, 04:51 PM
Gasman I will check out the pics you... 09-13-2018, 06:00 PM
Gasman I see in the pics, your not... 09-13-2018, 06:06 PM
Steel Scott, You broke my heart... 09-14-2018, 02:37 AM
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  1. 08-16-2018, 12:22 PM #18
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    This is basically the eternal struggle for an even smoother/sharper/better edge.
    Many of us has chased that with countless hours on different stones with different techniques and approaches of combinations.

    It has been what I have enjoyed the most in recent years
    Be it a razor, a kitchen knife or a folding knife.

    I have bought most any stone out there including the Suehiro Gokumyo 10-15 and 20K.
    I guess the OP's question can be answered in many ways, but with most my finishing stones, both natural or synthetic, I find they will all do the job and provide a wonderful shave, if I take the time to learn how to properly utilize them

    That said, I do love my edges off of the 20K, and have yet to improve much on smoothness or sharpness on any other stone after that.

    And as someone stated earlier in the thread, don't underestimate the good old stropping.

    Bjoernar
    Um, all of them, any of them that have been in front of me over all these years....

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