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To each his own. If we are talking about the portion of the edge that has a bevel I want it to be sharp the full length. I use most all of it at one time or another during a shave. YMMV.

I'm not happy unless I get it all. Here is a excerpt on honing and stropping that is in the help files. It is from an old barber's manual and it has been very helpful to me. It addresses this issue...