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WHAT!?? AAGGhh! Begone Foul Demon! I cast thee...

I haven't sorted out the comfort factor yet. That comes down to how the steel pairs up with your hones and your honing. Again, if Glen (gsixgun)...

Hey Carl,

I don't *know* that 16k is too much for Sheffield steel, but if you find your Sheffield edges break down quickly that may be the problem.

Case was an American manufacturer. The...

I don't think the angle change caused by tape is enough to cause, prevent, or otherwise influence overhoning. Excessive honing pressure, such that it deflects the blade and you thin the metal behind...

I wish. Those'd be some bigass scary meerkats. My hands would be up because they told me to put them there. But no, they're a friend's golden retrievers. I was Guest Conductor.

I had a long, sad...

Great news! Sounds like you're doing better than most of us at attaining the Wisdom of Low Lap Count.

You know, maybe there's a previously undiagnosed disorder here, too. I wondered about it when I got traction honing. EHD (Escessive Honing Disorder), which makes you want to hone and hone and hone...

Wait, wait, Carl! How many blades will this be? I checked back through old threads and yes it WAS you who so strenuously insisted, against a whole bunch of us, that you only needed a three-razor...

Congrats, Carl!

Are you doing all this without a 1k hone? That takes a lot of patience.

I think you'll find the frameback relatively easy to hone. That's been my experience with them.

Best...