Quote Originally Posted by LarryAndro View Post
It might be money well spent to buy the Radio Shack microscope for $12. That will probably answer your own question, and help in the future.
That is a great tool to use and a big confidence builder for me. When you can see at 100x that the edge is smooth without chips, you eliminate the honing as a variable when you are learning how to shave with a straight. I might add it took a while before I learned to hold the thing still enough to get a good look.