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Hi Blix, no probs! Just some Aussie humour!
I didn't use tape, but am guessing it was used to set the bevel (woops!). I have my reasons for not wanting to use tape (i.e. always havign to use it,...

Ha! Well said Blix! Don't hold back! :-)

Well, not NO plan, but not a LOT of a plan. Yes, I've watched those videos and lots more. I'm wanting to simply 'refresh' the edge at this stage of the...

Hi niftyshaving,
Thanks for the advice. I did 5 up and down strokes on the W&B tonight, I'll see what it feels like tomorrow. I also tried out the Norton 4/8 with the pretty blunt Emil Kronenberg...

Oh, thanks Blix, I get it. I was relating grit size to speed of cutting. But that's not neceserily the case, is it? I guess it depends on what the grit is made of and the shape of the particles...

No, it didn't take much lapping. I guess I could alwys try doing it on the wet and dry paper I have stuck on a glass topped table, but of course glass flexes, too. I don't understand how a 16k can...

You know, as stupid as this sounds, I can't remember if I did 10 or 20. Of course I count 1 pass on the strop as being back AND forward, I can't remember if I counted the same on the hone! Then...

Looks like I'll not use a slurry next time. I might borrow my grandson's USB microscope to check th edge.

Oh, actually, I miss-typed that, I meant to say X stroke not figure eight!

Just 'refreshed' by first edge. The Burrell Top Flight (my first straight) that I got on the 6th of June hadn't been honed at all since I got it, and I'd used it every day until the 11th of August...