Quote Originally Posted by JimmyH-AD View Post
Resurrecting this thread because I recently got a WE. I also have various ducks, goldedge, satinedge, hand forged, lifetime. All but the WE were easily and quickly honed to shave ready. The WE, which was in really fine condition, was much tougher. More like a TI or a stainless blade. My conclusion is that there really is a difference between the steel in the WE and the other ducks. Just my 2 cents.

Yeah Jimmy we know !!!! or at least some of us do, I guess it's all in our heads though
I am just finishing up a WE restore and a "Reaper" Lifetime restore, they are both going on the hones today....
Guess what, I will probably feel a difference in the steel on the hones but again it might just be all in my head