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I continued in honing and here is result on video 1000x mag.Will shave with it and leave feedback https://photos.app.goo.gl/rTxmjPrGofwG4PZ17

There is some deep bevel setting stria still on the bevel, that can be removed with the middle stone, Each deep stria end in a chip at the edge that potentially can grow with use and stropping.

There are a lot of vertical stria that appears fresh, post honing and most probably from a contaminated strop.

At the end of the Video the heel or toe is not fully honed, that can easily be accomplished with an X stroke on your final laps.

There is a double set of stria running diagonally across the whole blade, it appears to be the same stria (railroad track) repeated almost horizontal, any idea where that is coming from? I don’t think it is bevel setting stria.

It seems you have a good system and understanding of the process and can probably produce a good shaving edge. Now it is a matter of refining the edge for keen and smoothness/comfort.

Keep in mind, we polish the bevel to polish the edge, a shiny bevel is not the goal, it is a by-product. A straight edge is a smooth shaving edge.

One way to test your strop is to polish the bevel by stropping on a piece of pasted cardboard, (inside of a cereal box) pasted with any good metal polish. Strop on the edge of a table 50-100 laps. It will polish out all of the stria from the bevel.

Now strop and see if your strop is scratching the pristine bevel. Metal polish will leave an edge too harsh to shave on. It is easy to put an edge back on by jointing the edge and resetting with 10-15 lite laps on your 8k.

Is your paste, Diamond, or CBN, what is it pasted on?

thank you for feedback Euclid.It seems to be really true, that one can think he did good job on straight razor, but it is not true when somebody who really knows (you) mastery look at it.
It maybe that strop is contaminated, i think it is the jeans one where i have Diamond paste.As Im still training I did not consider to purchase new one, but it is probably time to move further.My finishing strop is German leather belt.
Im using Diamond paste 0.5&0.25
With razor honing I do aim for perfect edge and not mirror shining thing.
Those railroad track I - maybe I scratch on some piece of sand in dust, do not know. I always wash stones and razor, and when I go to higher grit I wash stone again.
I will practice more and if it is not problem I will post another video/pictures here again so you can check it.To be honest that would be best option for me how to learn better hone as I do not shave too much (1/year:-) )

Keep in mind your magnification. For prospective take a picture with a hair on the bevel and see how small the deviations on the bevel and edge are. Your edges probably will shave well.

Now if you want to improve the edge, for keenness, comfort, or consistency, look at each issue and try to eliminate as many variables as possible.

One thing to keep in mind about Diamonds is it is super aggressive and will thin an edge to the point of failure, chipping. So, do not do so many laps or progression.

Paste a piece of cardboard, to ensure cleanness and do 5-10 lite laps on each grit. You will see that about 1/3 of the bevel is polished from the edge back, that is enough. Or can be, experiment with the minimum number of laps to get a good shave. You shave with the edge, not the whole bevel.

Watch your pressure. Also, with diamond paste or spray, you do not need much. Try not stropping on leather post honing. Leather is probably not doing much for your edge, it is more for maintenance.

Edges can be easily refreshed by jointing and 10-15 laps on the 8k, then strop on paste to desired comfort.

I have had particularly good results pasting Pellon, an inexpensive interfacing, $2 a yard at any fabric store. The problem with micron paste is contamination. Airborne dust is larger than paste grit.

You may be able to “clean” the leather strop, by lightly scraping the face with a large sharp kitchen knife or cabinet scraper.

Nice video.