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Steve, I think most of us have been where you are.

There is a great initial tendency to get really excited about straight razor shaving, acquisition, honing, acquisition, stropping, acquisition...

Steve, I’m glad you figured out that barber hone and that it works for you.

Steve,

If you really want to get into this from a scientific perspective with scanning electron microscope images and lots of technical jargon, take a look here:...

I found the following note about finish honing/polishing so long ago that I’ve forgotten the source. It bothers me that I am unable to attribute the original author of the note.

“ If you are...

I haven’t had to reset a bevel in quite a while, but when I did, my progressions was 1k, (4k, 8k Norton), combo coticule and then a finish polish using a Vermio or Oozuko.

I have a 30k Shapton...