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lol its no longer fun I've done hundreds of strokes on this blade just to get it to where I wanted to be close to. I have a long way to go on my Honing skills and on this blade!

While I appreciate your post im going to have to stick with Oz and Stefan on this one. They've given me some tried and true methods that I don't wanna pass up Doc. I appreciate your response though...

Yeah you're right, I'm actually really glad for this post I learned alot! Thanks again to you and oni for your help! Now I can start with a clean slate and KNOW what to look for. I'll definitely keep...

Ahhhh now I see! Thus the rough shave! I fooled myself. Now I don't feel like the biggest d***heb*g. So now at least I know what needs to be done. Thanks gents for allowing me to waste your time. I...

That's what I'm so frustrated about- it passed the tpt, it popped hairs, I was able to shave my arm hairs easily, I just don't get it!

Lol, good point. This certainly has been a hard learning experience. Thanks for the pics- I'm a visual learner so now I know what to look for.

Was I ever even close?

Ok, sounds good. A bit frustrated that all this time my work has been s**t!

So I should just keep working the stones until it looks like pic number one under the loupe?

Quick question to you jnat experts- I am VERY new to honing but just picked up a small shuobudani jnat. I'm going to use the stone as a polisher. Would I get a smoother edge with, or without, the...