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Keep practicing, you'll be surprised the difference in skill after a year or so.

That's great news! Nothing like having someone local to help out or teach you.

PM Euclid about the lapping films. If I remember right, he's well versed in them. I don't know how much lapping film costs, but I know this. I put off buying a lapping plate for quite a while because...

Coticule is a Belgian natural hone with a rather steep learning curve. And a surprising amount of variance stone to stone. But they can be great razor stones. They're also pricey if bought new or...

Well, we know it's a Gold Dollar so it isn't going to be shaving sharp. 1K is going to be the starting point, unless you're willing to send it out to be honed first. If you do that, then you could...

My suggestion is Norton, King, Naniwa, or Shapton hones. For Norton you'd want the combination 4k/8k stone and either their 1K or another 1K hone. Naniwa and Shapton I'd look at 1, 2, 5 and 12K. A...

One of my hones is made of glass. It may not feel like it, but it does have fine abrasive qualities. Something to keep in mind. You'd also have a devil of a time making a jig that allowed you to keep...

Pushing the blade vertically along the hone will result in scratches going up and down the edge. This will result in an uncomfortable edge, and that is the difference between honing a knife and a...

I'd have steered you toward Straight Razor Designs for a Dovo, which Lynn & co. would send to you ready to shave out of the gate, and a better strop. Or if you wanted to save some on the razor, a...