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Be careful with paddle strops, most new stroppers use too much pressure stropping. If you use too much pressure with a paddle, you can easily break off the fin and get a jagged edge.

I use paddles...

The Shapton 8k is a solid 8K, I doubt the Lakeside is finer.

Absolutely, stropping is often underrated. Proper stropping can dramatically improve an edge.

A clean strop is also a big plus. I...

The problem I have had with barber hones, is that the grit is inconsistent and your stria pattern has those random deep stria. Some will shave well though.

Compare the 8k bevel to the Lakeside and...

Too try and squeak a bit more from your edge, strop on linen and leather, do a quick lap of your finish stone to get a clean stone face and do 10 very light X strokes.

Strop on leather and give it...

The problem with using a heavy slurry that does not break down, is it beats up the edge.

And why are we honing the bevel?

Oh, yea to get a straight edge… Whatever you use to set a bevel, try to...