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Yeah I would like a bit harder or a jnat. Next stone. Can't buy too much or the wife will catch on.

Next purchase will be a kamisori.

Most aren't name brand per se. Small smiths.

So far all but one has been sourced from chefknivestogo.com

Ittu Ryu white #2 Santoku
Wakui white #2 gyuto
Kitoaka blue #2 funayuki
Yamashin...

End grain boards. And don't muscle it. I have no issues stropping my knives to a .5 micron. Also about hardness and geometry. Find the limits of your knife. European knives can't take the...

I'm not trying to impress anyone. Nor did I bring in my skill level or yours.

I can get a great edge on 500 that's perfectly serviceable.

But the end user isn't the meat or veggies. It's...

I guess so.

Doubtful. But we all have our hobbies. I like fancy carbon steel kitchen knives. Part of the upkeep is keeping up their appearance and contrast between core and cladding steels. Mind the crappy...

the same reason I'm not settling for a cartridge razor.

You guys did. Helped me see I was overdoing it with the loaded balsa and l leather.

I stand by they are extremely similar. I bought 0 extra hones when I bought a razor. I have everything I need. Every stone I have is already perfect for a razor. I even strop my knives on the...

I agree with most you said. I spent a lot of my time on the 5k removing the scratch pattern left by the 1k king and natural aoto. I found the biggest issue was I had a very slight wire edge. Most...

I bet your lawn has the most cleanly cut blades of grass.

Currently not. I still would like to get a hanging strop. The horse leather is mounted on a flat surface.

I base the estimation on other people's thoughts, and my own experience with synthetics. Obviously jnats have variation. But is harder and feels finer then the kitayama 8k I have.

I don't...

The balsa was a .5 micron diamond paste. The .25 micron is a cbn spray on horse leather.

I used synthetics, except for the aoto (2-3k) at lower grits. the jnat that is used as a finisher is...

Yeah I'm trying to find the sweet spot. While the .25 micron was crazy sharp. It wasn't as comfortable coming off the natural with hakka tomo.

I never expect to have to take this shaver to a 1k again. But it was overground. Also small burrs can be created on higher grit stones. Hence one reason to strop to work harden the wire edge or...

True but theory is same. I've also sharpened single bevel which I similar in that the guide is built into the geometry.

I've just found a whole lot less pressure is needed, I keep having to catch...

TL:DR shaving newb (but not sharpening noob) excited about shaving hopes to learn more here

Started with Japanese hand forged knives. Spending late nights surfing for new knives and buying...