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“I believe that dovo video was produced in the late 90's early 2000's.”

Perhaps, but I hone a lot of New Dovo’s and TI’s for AOS and they are all the same, with the steep bevel angle from final...

And it is not just the stria you see.

Micro chipping, edge failure is common from Diamond plate bevel setting.

Your edge does not improve, until you remove all the steel, weakened by the...

“Fastest” is not always, or usually Best, or recommended.

A lot depends on the honer. I know guys, that do something very similar, and/or, use other unconventional means. But, they have tons of...

Double Ducks are notorious for cell rot.

A few months ago, I meet with a guy who bought a warehouse of vintage Barber Supplies, it had been pretty picked over and he want me to restore hundreds of...

That should work, nicely. The 8k is very aggressive and should make the jump without a problem, just make sure to remove the deep 1k stria with the 3.

That 8k edge is very shaveable, add some...

So, just thinking about how my progression has evolved over the years. I started with a 2 stone Ark progression, in the 70’s, a Washita and 6X2 Translucent, that I use for at least 10 years.

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1K Diamond plates (CKTG 400/1000) work very well to flatten bevels on hard steel, or for repair work, but as said will leave a chippy edge.

Joint the edge on a good 1k stone, quickly re-set the...

Any quality synthetic progression will work, if you know what you are doing.

It’s not so much the stone(s), as the driver. Honing razors is not baking cookies, you have to do what the razor needs....