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Josh,
I am David. The "honemeister" at Ross Cutlery is Allen (and his brother Richard), and yes he said that he uses a few diamond hones on razors that need a lot of work. FWIW I use a DMT 1200 grit...

There is so much great information in this thread that I suggest that a moderator sticky it eventually. It could be the definative belgian stone thread where everyone could share their experiences...

:D

Ivo,
I don't really know what a Haji is; however, if that means one that has a love of learning then I am. I also really enjoy helping others learn the fundamentals of honing so that they can...

Sergio posts under the name of sergiobruna on this forum. He is relatively new to straight razors; however, he has caught the bug hard and has a mean case of RAD, HAD, SAD, SCAD, and SBAD :D . We met...

That is correct. It was the thinnest hone that I had ever seen. He said that he picked it up a long time ago when he visited the Belgian mines. I wonder if Howard can get a stone that thin.

He always used the stone wet, but did not generate a slurry with a rubbing stone.

This weekend Sergio Bruna and I visited Ross Cutlery in Los Angeles to ask the owner some questions about their methods of honing razors as Sergio was very impressed with the edges that they had put...

I have heard that the belgian blue is 4-6K and the Tam is 6-8K; however, I have not yet performed enough shave tests directly off these stones to come to my own conclusion about their grits. Also as...

I got my information about German guys finishing on a 6K from Randy.

Josh,
I heard similar information and recently performed a similar experiment. The theory is that the edges produced from the courser stones (like a belgian blue, or Tam) will be stronger with less...

The only place that I know of to buy Belgian stones in the US is from Howard at theperfectedge.com.