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Good to know :) Will take one of my Gold Dollars to the 16K in a minute and see what's what tomorrow. And next week I should have some 0.5 micron diamond paste coming in. Super cheap from China, so...

Thanks :) I've got my Shaptons for just a few months and have been experimenting a lot with them. I am finally getting great 8K shaves and will see what the 16K really does to those edges.

Good point on the razor hardness, I had not taken that into account. I lack the first-hand experience to comment on that, but will keep it in mind for the day when I own my first W&B :)

As for the...

I would say, start with 5 laps, 10 tops.

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Quick search shows that people with the Ezy Edge say it is too coarse to finish a razor. I would (edit: I typed "would not" here...