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    Sorry for the but I have a similar problem with a SS Tuckmar.
    (Here is the razor: http://straightrazorpalace.com/showt...man#post129293 and here is my problem:
    http://straightrazorpalace.com/showthread.php?t=14620)

    I can get it (finally) to pass the HHT (not as convincingly as I would like and only after stropping) and the thumbpad test but it seems that it is not as sharp as my CS DOVO which can be easily be honed to a shave ready status.
    The only hone that I have is a coticule which when used with slurry and some pressure (for the initial stages) seems to work very fast.
    So I get my question boils down to this:
    Can a SS be made as sharp as a CS blade?
    Or will the larger grain size of stainless steels be a limiting factor to the sharpness that can be achieved? (not likely considering that blades such as Feather are SS)
    Apart from buying another coarser hone (which I DO NOT want to do) I feel like I have tried all the tricks I read here.
    Of course it could always be that the blade is not of a good enough quality (good thing I have another CS DOVO with bone handle in the mail )

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    Quote Originally Posted by tazman View Post
    Sorry for the but I have a similar problem with a SS Tuckmar.
    (Here is the razor: http://straightrazorpalace.com/showt...man#post129293 and here is my problem:
    http://straightrazorpalace.com/showthread.php?t=14620)

    I can get it (finally) to pass the HHT (not as convincingly as I would like and only after stropping) and the thumbpad test but it seems that it is not as sharp as my CS DOVO which can be easily be honed to a shave ready status.
    The only hone that I have is a coticule which when used with slurry and some pressure (for the initial stages) seems to work very fast.
    So I get my question boils down to this:
    Can a SS be made as sharp as a CS blade?
    Or will the larger grain size of stainless steels be a limiting factor to the sharpness that can be achieved? (not likely considering that blades such as Feather are SS)
    Apart from buying another coarser hone (which I DO NOT want to do) I feel like I have tried all the tricks I read here.
    Of course it could always be that the blade is not of a good enough quality (good thing I have another CS DOVO with bone handle in the mail )
    The only ss razor that i have is a 6/8 Dorko that shave excellent and with the same smoothnes and sharpness with non ss dorkos.
    They need more pases in the coticule and in the pasted strop

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