Originally Posted by
BlacknTan
All good and thoughtful posts!
I've gotten some pretty good edges... for me. I've only gotten one razor professionally honed, and I'd say I'm in the ballpark. But, will I ever know if I've taken a particular razor to it's limits?
Do the Pros know when they've coaxed every bit of keenness out of a blade, or is there always that nagging doubt that perhaps another stone or system might just provide a touch more? Maybe this finisher instead of that would have been a hair better?
BTW, I don't use pastes or sprays, powders or anything applied to a strop for enhancement. I want to see how much I can get out of stones only first.. Otherwise, how will I know if my honing is progressing if I'm artificially covering my errors?
P.S.
I've already realized that I don't know what I do know!