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Thumb pad test (tpt): used to check your work after setting a bevel with your course stone. Draw a moistened thumb lightly across your blade. The edge should feel very sticky, and like it's about...

There is plenty of posts on using arks to hone with. There are also plenty more on the hanging hair test. No doubt you have read them all. But I don't think that's what you need to focus on.
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