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I was raised as a Chevy guy, but, I've been driving Nissan for over 20 years now. :shrug:

I just started a new thread and posted pics using my cheap USB microscope. I went back to 2K just to be...

I see in the pics, your not looking straight down on the edge. As in splitting the two bevels with the edge. This is what ive been trying to do. I will give this "at an angle" look a try. When i do...

I will check out the pics you linked. Thanks for that. I wish i could buy a kick-ass microscope like you have but sense its only for my own razors, i cant come up with those type of funds. But i do...

Thanks for correcting my opinion. As you say, we are talking about a microscopic amount of the edge. So I can see that staying at the higher grit stones would work as its a very fine amount. Thanks...

Ive used the Ark after 12k but not after 20k. Ive enjoyed the 20k edge but some times i find it harsh too. So ive been cutting back on the amount of laps on the 20k. Still havent found the perfect...

In the bigging of this thread, i was talking in general but, i had one blade that had just come off the stone and it fit the bill. Sense then ive stropped it on the leaded strop. (Lead sent to me by...

Video chat. Ha. You act like i know how this computer thing really works. Funny.

You call that stropping the hell out of it Bob. Thats a standard for me. Ha. Now 400 to 500, were talking stroppin! Thanks for the replys guys. I will try some stropping olimpics and less on the 12k....

I know some guys with go to a thuri after the synthetics. And thats what make them happy. And im willing to try this with all my naturals to see if its what im looking for. But it just sounds like a...

My edge is by no means harsh as ive was told there issuch a thing as too keen and was sent a razor to try that was too keen. I couldnt believe it was possible but learned i was wrong. I ask this...

So i know folks are going to say "give it a try", but id like to hear from others who have tried this. I can get a crazy keen edge on my razors now. One that will slip thru whiskers like a hot knife...