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Thanks for the input Eddy.

I am aware of the issues around the coti for the beginner who hasn't got experience to guide them. This is part of what got me to invest in the nani 1k in the first...

For some odd reason, perhaps in the spirit of the 1k shave thread, I took the Dixie to my face for a test run.

Sharp enough to shave WTG no problem but a roughness to the edge that my shave ready...

Just some mucking around tonight. Checked the naniwa with a pencil grid and lap. Mucked around with the sharpie and some swooping and rolling x strokes. I think I'm very close to being there.

The...

I'm trying to give Ed a euro palmolive stick and he won't talk to me. I'm worried the social might be kinda quiet! :rofl2:

Thanks guys.

I will have another crack tonight or tomorrow and see how I go.

Cheers,
SyD

Armed with a sharpie and my new loupe I strode back into the fray last night...

A couple of things became quickly apparent. My nice straight edge actually doesn't touch the hone on the last cm of...

Hi Glen,

Thanks for your post and your link...and reading my novella!

No attempts to shortcut going on. I am just working on the basis of being able ask questions and take off more steel as the...

Greetings folks :)

I am getting back into my straights after a few years hiatus and decided to have a go at this honing caper.

I have sourced a Naniwa Super Stone in 1k as my starting point to...