Hello all you wedge lovers out there. I have a general question for those of you in the know concerning the hardness of wedges vs hollow ground. I have two wedges that will sharpen to a very keen edge. They will both also grow a fin while honing from the toe to slightly less than a quarter of the blade length. Both strop out to a very keen edge but they don't seem to hold that edge as well as my hollow ground razors. I have a Wade and Butcher wedge that will hone equally as well, doesn't fin off the hone and renders an excellent shave. I don't know, perhaps the two that fin were subjected to buffing without regard to the heat? Maybe the production of those two was before better days of inherent carbon? Just maybe that is the way it is suppose to be and I'm not honing and stropping them according to their needs? Could it be that they may need honing without tape to reestablish the edge then tape to yield a narrower edge?

I would appreciate some wedge discussion on your success at honing, stropping and daily shaves with them. Please include anything that may have turned the lights on leading to successful technique. I'm looking forward to reading your responses.

Thank you.

Chasmo