Shaving with a 1.2K edge wasn't nearly as bad as i thought it was gonna be.
After reading a thread about shaving off a 1K last year or so, I finally decided to give it a whirl. I have about 220 straights shaves under my belt, honed about 30 razors for myself (while not a lot, i figure it's enough technique on both processes to be able to get it done)
once i figured i was at bevel set point, gave it a good stropping and it went off really well.
i was expecting much harsher and kind of uncomfortable shave. not at all, pretty decent, no pulling, no tugging
i can't find the 1000 edge thread, but an interesting experience.
It makes me wonder when people say "shave-ready" all the range of possibilities that the phrase means.