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It was a very old Joseph Elliot's I bought on ebay, lots of tarnish and a bit of rust on the spine, the back, and even the blade edge. W/plenty of Maas and plenty of elbow grease I removed all the...

Thanks -- I'll try cleaning it again.

Wow, thanks for all the info mparker. Yeah, my technique's probably pretty bad. But I am doing it very slowly, keeping the blade flat and no pressure beyond the weight of the blade.

I did in...

Thanks for the info guys. I lapped it.

Now I've done two cycles of the "aggressive" pyramid and it doesn't seem to be getting sharper. How many cycles should I do before concluding there's...

Mine arrived today. I opened my kitchen window halfway, reached through and put the stone against the glass on the outside, and stood there peering at it from the inside. It looks damn flat.

Do...