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Well guys I DID IT! It now passes he arm-hair test AND shave test which was reasonably comfortable; I was trepidatious on going back to strop it—just too excited!

Here is the result a near mirror...

Question, should it be able to pass the arm hair test coming off the 1k or should I continue on to the 5k

Thank you for in then encouragement!! I AM going to try and correct it...one thing I noticed—not sure if any else has experienced this; occasionally when I am honing on my Naniwa SS 1k I hear a loud...

I specifically requested—when Lynn asked about this razor—for him to NOT use tape. I don't necessarily have anything against it, however I don't want to keep applying tape myself whenever I re-hone....

GS, not surprising they linked to your video—which I love by the way. You have always been helpful to me.

Not surprising, my technique was totally off. I was honing this razor as though it was a...

Is there a video you guys can recommend with a good hone progression that may be well suited for my kami?

Unfortunately, the toe came like that. I got this razor from Japan Woodworker. It was listed as Blue Paper steel...I paid $230.00. Here is the most embarrassing admission. I had originally sent this...

Here are some pics
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160330/e105905350ac8bc3059c1777c082f940.jpg...

How do I know if my razor needs to be re-ground?