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winston churchill. but occasionally attributed to george orwell

All I can say is good luck to ya. My "stable" of razors is is fairly substantial and I can tell you what works. This somewhat falls into the realm of "gold dollar's are good razors". If you look...

1400 is no where near high enough for a razor to hone. Consider that my lowest hone is 1K and I top off on a 16K shapton and CrOx on balsa. I will hone it for you if needed.
Paul