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+1 on the microscope if you have one.

Do not forget the magic marker trick -- it makes
it easy to see if the hone is touching the right bits of
the blade.

Once you have set the bevel lighten...

The phrase "for a few years now" caught my eye.

I used a coticule for years and nothing more. My razors and my
coticule hone got very comfortable with each other.....

Then one day I lapped...