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I reckon I've had something like 18-20 shaves off of this edge by now. Also shaved my wife's legs with it on two occasions, for what that's worth.

The absolute sharpness of it may have dropped the...

4th shave:

Before shaving, I'm only doing 12 passes on the strop with this edge. Don't ask my why I settled on that number. All I can say is that over the last year+ of using the same strop, I...

3rd shave:

I stropped very little before this one - just 12 light strokes to drag off any microscopic oxidation. After that, I lathered up and had one of the best shaves I've gotten in months. 10...

2nd shave:

Pretty much what Dave said above: I stropped before this one, and the edge was still raring to go and gave a great shave. Will continue to report.

Thanks for the confirmation about the 12k. Best little brother ever, huh? Especially remembering enough to ask about specifics after an off-hand conversation I had with him. Then again, the...

Just throwing this out there in case anyone has some insight into it.

I'm really curious as to the effects of previous honing (in a progression) on later honing. Specifically:

1. The...

I was also thinking that as long as the single layer of tape changes the angle enough to actually produce a second bevel (which the guys with magnification are saying), it's also a way to ensure that...

Gave this a shot and just finished the test shave.

I'm still not convinced I could ever call a 30k edge particularly "smooth", but it was definitely sharp as heck. What's smooth is my face. :)
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