Originally Posted by
pinklather
FWIW, I took my own medicine last night. 'A slightly warped Dovo Best that I had set the bevel on a couple yrs back. I've gotten better at it, and when I wasn't happy w/ its response, soaked the Chosera 1k & spent a good 15-20 min trying to further reduce the warp. It could not take the warp out, but made all the other stones easier to use. This particular one now wears the finest edge it's ever had. HHT was lopping 1.5" from point of hold on a thick (.0033" avg) hair. The test will be in a while. My only concern is - is it too sharp - will the edge hold through a full shave. Over honing is quite rare, but I've done it before. First strokes are out of this world, then it goes downhill throughout the shave, having been made too frail to withstand normal use.