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You have an evaluator waiting in the wings, Tim! ;)

Oh well. We may as well let it lie. Bashing is not so cool.
We ARE cool, no? :D

Well-said, Gipson. TBH, there was a time not too long ago that this discussion would not happen.
Seems negative things said of recent Kanoyama as well. Things change. Names sometime go on until...

FME, any semblance of a proper straight bevel would be rounded beyond a 'touch-up' on a hone after some of that strop. (IF it had one).
Either buy the strop and keep-on keeping on OR ruin your Livi...

I often wondered how much of his edges depend upon a 3 foot long loom strop with voluminous heaps of CroOx lathered-on.
There was a blade-slapping honing video I just could not wrap my head...

A. Sanelli made a lovely thin grind with perfect symmetry and fine steel from Premana back in the day.
Italian things have not always been made loose and fast.

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I think I have seen one I liked and it was older. I don't like the style of most customs I see. Then again, I don't like a lot of radical design in anything.
Just me.
Most of the ones I do like...