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Holli, just a follow up.

'Read more (constantly) on theory of bevel setting & hone strokes. I don't know if this is normal/typical, but I tried the 45 deg. X stroke on the strop, and the toe came...

Holli, Again, Thank You!!

On the blade in question (dovo astrale), one side rocks, the other lays flat. This would seem to indicate an irregularity in the spine - or it wouldn't sit flat on the...

Holli, Thank You!
Being new to the skill, I'm not that precise in describing the condition. What I noticed was that on one side of the blade, I lay the spine flat, and sometimes only the heel &...

Many helped with a couple threads on how I deal w/ an uneven edge/spine razor. Utopian's suggestion about marking the spine/edge to see which stroke gives the best result was great (thx U.)
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