Quote Originally Posted by rodb View Post
Great!! I missed that part in the original post. The correct honing pressure is really hard to teach/explain and it sounds like you already have it.
I agree. Sharpening is something that you really have to get as much info as you can, but in the end, you just have to do it often enough to get a feel for it. I'm by no means an expert, but I have been sharpening my knives, and more recently my hand tools, all my life. But I did find that sharpening this straight razor taught me more about the process. There is no such thing as an edge that is "good enough". I really had to go way beyond what I understood to be sharp. I like it when i learn!