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Slate for me has always failed. I can shave off it, but I don't have a single slate that produces an edge that is an outstanding shaving edge.

Thuringian, High end Arkansas, High end synthetics,...

If you have not done so already send one of your blades out to be pro honed. It'll give you a benchmark for sharpness.

In the UK we have a few people who can do that.

Celtic crusader and Gary...

Looks like a slate type to me.

The UK has a lot of places that produce decent slates for hones. There was a big slate industry running from Wales and Cornwall. This doesn't mean that the stone...