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Howard,

That is one monster blue.

The idea of a Belgian blue backsplash cracks me up. If I put one in my new bathroom, whenever my razor needed a touchup, I could just give it a few licks on...

One more point: When I use wide stones or hone a razor with any curve to the blade, I tend to use the edge of the stone--the outermost 1/2 inch or so. I let the toe of the razor come up off the hone...

As you mentioned, I have the 6x2 size, and I haven't really felt the need for a bigger stone. Bigspendur's right about the bigger stones giving you the option of going straight across, although most...