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I think by now the ones starting this thread are now either expert honers, gave up on trying to hone or are dead-har har.

You covered all the variations there.

I have a maestro damascus and it is stainless steel.

As far as honing goes its like driving a car. If you have a license then you should be able to drive anything within reason. Some may be a bit...

My understanding is the maestro works strictly with Stainless (I'm not sure about the japan Sourced material) and his damascus is all acid etched. If you want a true wootz blade in Carbon Steel you...