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There is not much difference between sharpening and honing so you can use them and other words interchangeably. Yup all that you mention have sharp edges but they do in some cases perform a...

I do treat the odd gold washed and/or fancy file worked spine razor that I have just like the plain Jane ones I have. I tape the spines of all my razors regardless so they all get honed the same way....

You could also use a Naniwa 3K/8K combination stone in place of the Norton 4K/8K along with a Crox pasted strop.

Bob

Yup, there is optics then there is optics.

Bob

I see your point. Just should have added that most simply see no need to raise a burr when honing a straight razor. That really should be self evident if anyone cruises the honing sub forum for a...

I do not believe most fear the burr but simply see no need to raise one in the course of honing a straight razor. Each to their own though.

Bob

Thanks for the explanation but I meant lost with the use of the term burr as it does not apply to honing a razor. The bevel angle of 13.5 did not help either. That seems to miss the accepted norm of...

Afraid you lost me after mentioning burrs.

Bob