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I've had some strange things happen, seemingly out of nowhere while honing. I've gone all the way through the progression to 12K or 16K, stropped 50 laps on leather, looked at the blade and it had a...

For me the tests are all visual. I don't go from 1K to 4K unless I have a good bevel. I can see that by checking with the 10x loupe. From there, it's mostly polishing for me. I don't worry much about...

I thought that I should add that I have had plenty of opportunity to employ secondary bevels. When I get a razor that has a tall bevel from using too much pressure while honing, from not using tape...

Yes, that's my point. I've done secondary bevels when finishing and have had good luck with them. But I have to wonder whether the edge would have been even keener if I'd not added the tape and just...

I've done secondary bevels before and have had some success with them. I've stopped doing it because it doesn't seem to make any sense. Assume that you have a good edge, then you have a choice of...

If you have a proper bevel and a sharp edge, and you go on to tape the spine with the intention of creating a secondary bevel, aren't you therefore intentionally dulling the edge? The secondary bevel...