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Yup, looks a lot better.

There is still some deep bevel setting stria on the bevel that should be removed, though the edge looks straight. Spend more time on the 3k, skip the Jnat and finish on...

To hone to the edge, you have to hone the bevel flat, in your case grinding away the back of the bevel. Or add a layer of tape, to increase the angle, so the edge half of the bevel makes contact with...

You are not honing to the edge, photos 4 & 5, really show that.

If you hone on a DMT you will have to do extra laps to set a new edge and remove enough of the steel, that Diamonds chewed up, or...

There is a large pit in the first photo and there is something on the right side of the last photo.

You will have to remove metal, down to the bottom of the pit in the first photo, (about a...

So, all three photos are the bevel at 3k?

If so, you still have a lot of 1k stria, it does not look like you are honing to the edge, and the bevel is not fully set.

That bevel looks very...

Circles work well for removing material, because you are cross grain honing, much like sanding. After you have removed the material you want, as in bevel setting, then use X strokes to smooth out the...

No, that is 40 or 60X, go all the other way on the focus knob to the higher power, 200x in your case and focus on just the bevel, (much closer almost touching the razor) The Veho’s have two powers,...

Hey, use the tomato test if you like, but understand its limitations.

It does not tell you if the whole bevel is set, if you have honed all the way to the edge, if the bevels are completely flat,...

Yup, Matt’s videos are great, as are the videos of many of other members here.

At a recent meet after spending a day hands on, honing a bunch of razors, watching several other guys hone and asking...

Here is a great thread, on what to look for and what you are seeing when looking at a bevel and edge with magnification.

Being able to see is one thing, being able to interpret, what you are...

So first, if you are doing a comparison use the same stones otherwise it is not a comparison.

Second using a natural stone is more difficult than a synthetic stone, there is a large learning curve...