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The Chinese 12k I bought from Chris L here on the forums came with a slurry stone. I believe he's still selling the slurry stones seperately for 8 bucks or something. It takes *alot* of rubbing to...

I'm doing DMT 8E, DMT 8EE, Chinese 12k with slurry until the 8EE scratches are removed, then another 50 without slurry. Today will be the first time I've shaved with this exact progression (I've been...

Very good points, Tim, and in all honesty, if I hadn't decided to get all OCD about this new honing hobby, I would have stayed with the films. For thirty bucks, I had 5 complete sets of film and two...

I've read every thread on this board about honing, including your very excellent thread on the 3M papers, which I used. The only reason I didn't stick with the papers was they wear out very fast....

Yeah, for two reasons...

1. For me, using the DMT 8EE means I *have* to use another stone in my progression. I've read that alot of guys can go straight from a *good* 8k stone right to the strop....

I've bread knifed four of my seven old blades now, and set the bevel using a DMT 8E (1.2k grit equiv). Each one has been *alot* of work. I can't imagine how long it would have taken to set the bevel...