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I'd just say, strop as you see fit!

Apparently, according to Naomi-san and my barber, the linen is viewed as a "cleaner", it removes oil and cream, etc. from the edge before you hit the leather. ...

Yeah. I really think it's like anything--there's no ONE way to do it, but they all have something in common: more honing on the Omote, less on the Ura. As to why, well, it's not like honing is a...

I have no idea...and you never know till you try! I do know that the Shapton 12k/15K has been recommended by others, and he said that would be fine...no need for a nagura there.

As for the...

Thanks guys, it was a really fun day. In case you didn't read my blog, he also gave me another Iwasaki that he had forgotten he had...incredible, this man's generosity.



Yep, edge leading then...

He is a great guy. This lesson was actually only a small part of the day--it was a really, really good day at the barbershop, and I'm writing it all up on my blog as we speak.

I'll work on some...

So today I took my rock and steel to the barber shop. My barber had agreed to give me some lessons in honing, and so I took him up on it.

It wasn't earth shattering, what he taught me--he focused...