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A false edge is another way of describing a burr, or foil edge which flips from side to side with each alternate stroke. In grinding any new edge on steel, whether a knife or razor, using a...

The burr from a synthetic stone coarser than around #8000 will not come off easily, and causes wicked razor burn for me. The false edge is also not durable. A finer synthetic stone will also leave...

I have a Suehiro Gokumyo 10k stone. It is very nice. I see no reason to buy a 20k. The strops, pasted and clean, "finish" the edge. I understand why you get your best edge from your 12k. Any...