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Once you're popping hairs, a pasted paddle is the easiest and cheapest way to improve that edge. Like JoshEarl, I think that pasted paddles produce somewhat weaker edges, so don't overdo it on the...

I hand-hold my Shaptons as well when I'm honing a smiler, the instability does seem to make it simpler to keep the pressure even.

I've heard this claim many times and never understood why width matters. Just because you've got 3" doesn't mean you've got to use it. I've honed smiling blades on 3" wide hones and on 0.5" wide...

Sure, give it a test. Sometimes razors that shave great won't pass the hair test -- the real test is the shave after all, these other tests are just more convenient. Don't try to push it though if...