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At least I came to the same conclusion that the swaty improved the edge over an 8k.

For me this experiment was eye opening. So much so that I recommend a careful observation of the results of any barber hone.

My intention was never to instruct anyone to take 1500 laps on their hone.
I started taking ten then observing. Seeing no change went to 20, then 50 then 100.

I received a Carborundum 118s in...

Hereis a pic of my BHs.148960

The 1500 strokes were without any liquid. (Though Technically air is a liquid)

WTH is a leech guy?

Which hones are those? Cause these 2 I would not call aggressive. I was always tentative about doing more than 10 laps before, for fear of wearing my blades down prematurely, but now I don't think I...

Pushing down on the razor, IMO, flexes the blade and results in honing the shoulder of the bevel, especially on the hollow grounds, not so much on wedges.
Ed, not sure what they would have done. I...

One thing I found fascinating is that 1500 swipes didn't get rid of all the scratches. So that tells me not alot of metal is being removed. This makes me rethink how all those razors got so worn down...

Ok, now that I have your attention... this is definitely NOT the definitive answer, but my observations.
I own a Norton 220/1K, and a 4k/8k.
In addition I have 2 Barber's hones, one reknown Swaty,...