Quote Originally Posted by Droshi View Post
Just got my DMTs yesterday. I've had a bit to try them out, and have gotten 2 razors pretty well on them.

One thing I noticed is that the D8F sets a bevel wicked fast, but doesn't pop arm hairs right off the hone that great. Moving to the D8EE for a few strokes cleans up the edge enough to get it really keen.

I kind of like this combination so far, previously I had been just using pastes, so it did take me a bit of practice, but previously I have honed many knives and tools on hones, so I have the basics pretty well down, it's just applying it to razors now for me.

Right now I'm still finishing on my pastes, but I'm thinking of getting 1-2 hones as finishers now. Even if pastes are more effective, I'm liking the edge I get off the hones. And they are plain more fun.

To anyone reading and thinking about getting the D8EE, I'd say go for it, but unfortunately I don't have a norton to compare it to, so no help there. The main draw for these hones for me was that they didn't need to be lapped.
I have the DMT 8EE and after I am done with that I go to a pasted strop 1.0,0.5, and 0.25 micron to finish the edge. I can get the blade sharp enough to not just cut the hair on the edge but if I wish I can make the hair fold over the edge. Wicked shaves. Some people do no like the diamond edge and go to Chromium. I am in the process of getting a balsa strop made to try the Chromium strop.

Take Care,
Richard