Originally Posted by
Johnny J
I believe I have created a wire edge (I don't have a microscope so I don't know for sure). This was back in the days when I was trying to do maintenance touch-ups with my Lithide hone (for my tough beard, + 3-pass shaves, touch-up is required every 3rd or 4th shave). After a while I began getting an edge that felt superficially sharp, but would turn into a butter knife almost immediately. This is consistent with the symptoms of the dreaded wire edge, but like I say, I'm just guessing.