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Thanks, Steve, for following up on things and your comments. Glad to know that it helped. --Alan

I looked at my bevel again with the loupe, via indirect light from a west-facing window (cloudy day here in Old New England), and it is indeed a bit scratchy in comparison to a bevel from a coticule....

I agree that the pics are nice to see. Still, there seem to be a number of variables from one approach to another as described, 10x achromatic loupe for viewing included.

My shave I would not...

You're welcome. My sense is that if you lap one side of a DT coarser, it will quickly smooth over from use unless re-lapped regularly. 320x was a happy medium for me, again used with water and a...

Just a follow-up to say that the resultant shave was excellent!

I haven't used a dragon's tongue in a long time, so I decided to use it last night instead of a coticule in a progression that never fails me: 1k/3k Suehiro combo (water) > coticule (water only, no...