Quote Originally Posted by Jimbo View Post
Steve - I'm no expert (at all, not by a long shot) but I'd think if the shaves are good and comfortable, don't worry. For me, the shave is all that matters. (As is probably obvious, I subscribe to the "Ignorance is Bliss" school of honing!)

James.
I thinkg I agree, James. I just told my wife that I was about ready to throw the the microscope out. I have an edge test that I do, followed by the shave test and I can say I get good shaves. Of course, I'm looking for improvement which I'm sure is a combination of edge and technique but the microscope tells me I should be ripping my face off when I actually get pretty good shaves.

I think I'm going to stick with the edge test as illustrated in the barber's manual followed by the shave test.