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Hi Mike, my blade isn't A2. That I do know. My blades
have been hardened to 62,63 Rc or so.

What difference does the hardness of steel make in
sharpening? Harder steel, harder hone necessary?

The Ozuku Asagi definitely looks very nice.

Kevin, I might use a razor in the future! I probably am just too chicken. I have definitely a thin skin that almost always gets little cuts when I shave. And it is not my poor shaving technique which...

Hi Kevin,

I use western planes.

The edge I get from the 8k stone is nice(mirror) and is
quite sharp, but I want another stone for final finishing. I am not interested in using chrom oxide or...

Thanks for the info.

I was thinking if the lines are very narrow then there should be no problem, but wider lines might cause the
blade to go in these lines.



Lol. I have the feeling you...

Hi again,

I did not want to post the link as I have just joined
the forum and it may look suspicious.



Very sharp holli4pirating! I checked it as well and you
are correct. A lot of...

Guys,

found a stone on ebay. This is the description:

''
You are looking at a beautiful Japanese Uchigurmori sharpening stone. This is a very special ultimate class stone which I will...

Thanks you guys for the swift replies.

I want to try a natural stone this time hoping
it will make sharpening more attractive/interesting
to do.



Aha ok, that I did not know. So basically...

Hello everybody,

This is my first post. Hope to learn from you
guys.

I use 800,3000,8000 synthetic stones to sharpen.
The end result is nice, but I want a better/sharper finish.

I have...