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There’s no reason for a convex or narrow hone to be used on a properly made and honed straight razor.

Glen is correct that other people have tried convex hones. Iwasaki (1960s) even mentions in...

I’ve not stopped in in this thread lately, but I’ll contribute that the Japanese have used domed stones for centuries shaping katana, and more recently to re-grind single bevel kitchen knives when...