Thread: Which is sharper: Good disposable blad or well-honed straight?

The actual Micron measurements on the edges are much closer then you might think...

The differences are in the Multi-bevels on the machine made blades and the special coatings on there after the sharpening...

With some time and talent and sub-micron pastes you can narrow the gap to really close, but you can't spray on a special teflon (or other) coating to enhance the smoothness like they can , you can only burnish the edge with careful stropping and hope for the best