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LOL the wet/whet!

Okay I gotcha. Stone convex longways, not crossways. Or both, like my Awesado that I lapped flat. I was thinking convex side to side.

I thought this was about convex stones, not convex edges. The idea, right or wrong however it may be, is that only a small part of the edge is in full contact with the hone at any given point in time...

Ah. Okay. I never saw any crazy claims, or else I just never paid any attention to them.

Obviously a convex hone would make honing a warped or frowned blade easier. The only problem is, when you...

I have shaved with a couple of Jarrod's edges, I believe from before he started using the convex stones. His edges weren't bad at all. I won't say as good as mine, but probably about as good as mine...

If all you want is an edge that will shave, there are a lot of ways to get that, all equally valid. If you have a very particular result in mind, that does narrow the field, and specialized...