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If a shiny bevel looks black under the mike it is in the shade.

I'll tell you what I do: if after a test shave I ain't happy with the edge I give it anouter 10-15 on coticule, Thuringian, Escher or Hohenzollern and then 50 on the Nakayama. Then test shave again...

Not very different IMHO.

How do you strop? You should not create a 2nd bevel with a strop unless you keep it very slack or you lift the spine.

BTW re-examining the pix in the OP I do not see second bevels. The other...

@ Olivia,

Looking at your pix again I just wonder: how much pressure do you use when you hone? If you have deep scratches it might be you use too much pressure.
Your edges look nice and straight...

OK guys, bevel studies are very interesting. I really would like to know how the edges studied shave. It's not the looks but the feel that counts.

BTW there is a post here somewhere that proves...