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Very helpful advice from the man himself. It
will take me some time to know when it is
appropriate to go back for 5 more, of course,
but this is a good starting point.

- Scott

I used this hone for the first time tonight on a
brand new, beautiful TI "Le Canadien". Unlike
most of the razors from Dovo and TI that I've
honed from the factory, this blade was sharp
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I was thinking the same thing, Mike. However,
doing stropping strokes on the hone is a bit
different since it is flat and hard, as opposed
to the surfaces that you would apply CrO to.

Perhaps...

Richard, this jives with the 30k: 0.4918 micron
by your formula, and 0.49 on the back of the
hone.

- Scott

Well, Ray, I only have the Shapton GS series
and the Nakayama, so I'm not looking at much
duplication there :)

I'm interested in shaving and honing, but not
collecting. The idea is to have my...

It's hard to say how this will compare to the
Nakayama. Lynn wasn't getting consistent
results with this hone, and the Nakayama is
so nice to hone with and gives such a smooth
edge every time.
...

Here are some options I can think of:

- use it before the Nakayama
- use it after the 16k instead of the Nakayama

- use it normally with edge forward honing motion
- use it with a stropping...

Hi folks,

My Shapton 30k GS arrived from HMS today, and
I was wondering if there was anyone around who
uses this hone on a regular basis. If so, how do
you use it in your own progressions?
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