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Here is some perspective. These photos are a part of a stropping wear study. The initial edge is from a Shinden Asagi. That hone was chosen because the serrations and striations of the kasumi finish...

Not as perfect as you would think. In normal honing, if I can't see a flaw with a 7 diopter Optivisor and a bright light, I don't worry about it.The Olympus metallurgical microscope is for research.