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“I had once asked a question on this forum that does the edge retain it's sharpness enough after a fresh honing to repeatedly do HHT after each shaves after a round of stropping. I didn't get a...

Usually about 40ish, but it will depend on what you are setting your bevel on.

Your edge should be sharp on the 1k.

And you don’t need a lot of pressure.

Yup, it’s 3m. Just don’t buy the diamond film.

Been using it for years.

Really all you need is 3 and 1um and a flat substrate. You should get 10-20 honings from an individual piece and 3-4...

Thor Labs, 10 sheets 11X9 inch, 13.80, $1.38 per sheet.

Here’s the link to the film, it can be hard to find on the site.

You can buy the same 3m, film in larger sheets (11X9 in) from Thor Labs for much less. $13.80 for 10 sheet that can be cut (with a paper cutter) to 11X3 easily, or 2.75 X 9 at 34.5 cent per piece.
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Yup, Lapping film has been around for a long time, much is written about it and it does work well.

You might have better results with a glass tile, (Lowes, 12X3, 5 bucks) lapped flat with a...

Just do an online search, they are all over the place, at various price ranges. If you buy a 60X lighted loupe you can buy them for as low as 2 bucks, buy a few, it is cheaper than buying new...

Well, part of the problem for new guy is seeing, what is happening on the bevels and edge, the other is understanding what you are seeing or not seeing.

The more magnification you have the more...

And that is the point, be absolutely sure the bevel is set or you may find yourself polishing bevels that don’t meet, as Barry is.

Use more than one test, ink the bevels, do a quick hair test, at...

“Barry, you can take a sharpie and mark the edge on both sides. All the way down the blade. Do a stroke on each side and look at the bevel. Is all of the sharpie gone at the edge? If so, your bevels...

Hair test have long been proven unreliable. That it cut arm hair means, that one micron of the edge, is sharp enough to cut hair.

Have you looked at the edge, with magnification?

More than...

- - - My guess is that the bevel is or should be obvious to close inspection. I think mine is OK, but may be wrong.

Really?

Want a bet?

I think Marshall got it right in post 11.

Your bevel is not set,

It can take a while to learn to strop properly. One errant stroke can ruin an edge, especially on a pasted strop, no matter the...