I do like to mess with mine on occasion. I am just getting so much stuff that it is hard to focus. All of the AD's has gotten me running in circles. I was very enthusiastic about barber hones for a while and bought a bunch. They were my only finishing hone for a while. I have a few that impart a super comfortable and sharp shaving edge. They can do it in just a few strokes too. They are pretty amazing. Modine continues to test and grade them. It makes me want all the really good ones. There goes that AD again.