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I think you are making things way more confusing by taking comments made out of context and bunching many statements together that are talking about different things. You are over thinking this and...

I agree that most of the old unlabeled lily whites were soft/fast. I have a labeled soft/fast that is the fastest cutting with an edge as good as the others. They are just an anomaly that they are so...

Ekrets mentioned above that there are alloys that are too hard to hone on naturals and I believe that even if I haven’t experienced it. I am just tired of all the misinformation on the web about...

I have literally honed hundreds of razors on NOTHING but Washita stones and Arkansas. I started my honing with synthetics, then went to synthetics/naturals (Guangxi, Coticule, oil stones, etc,) and...

Interesting. I guess I don’t own a knife or razor like that. I figured the Vanadium knife would have been pretty hard steel. I didn’t have any problems but it must not have been steel like you are...

I haven’t experienced this or at least haven’t noticed. I have honed many different alloys in both straight razors and knives. Vintage and new and, at least for me, I haven’t noticed a difference. I...

I am a bit late and all has been said I think. Just my 2 cents. Without a doubt my favorites are my Lily White stones. In my experience they have all been extremely consistent in their particle...