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I think I understood you. I'll let others chime in. If you feel comfortable with it go ahead though. The way I think of stropping from tip to heel involves pushing it in a sideways motion away...

I think its too hard to push the razor like that smoothly. I've always prefered a pulling motion.

But, we are always open to anything, anyone wants to try, as long as we don't have to watch. :)

Theres always a problem with the razor! :)

The latter. The bevel is the angulated section of the shaving edge of the razor. The fin is a cutting section along the edge created by the cross striations of the opposing x pattern strokes. The...

Ahhhh well fortunately I have lots of experience shaving with overhoned edges...LOL

This whole business about them simply not cutting is odd. I have found they do shave ok. It depends on how...

I think your equally able to get overhoned with stones or pastes. With stones you can make corrections easier. Your grinding down the bevel so it doesn't matter too much, except most people use...

Addressing your questions in order. An overhoned edge is, as you probably suspect, an edge that is torn up by trying to make it too thin from honing. Once you tear up the edge it crumbles all up. ...