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As Bullwinkle would say. "This time fer sure ..."

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The old barber texts recommend honing to a smile regardless cos you know what the other option is :p

One addition to avoiding a frown . Never hone with your fingers on the middle of the blade or spine ie if you use 2 hands.

I always use fast cutting stones & /or small progression jumps & rarely feel a need to joint an edge. Possibly that colours my opinion.

I know jointing is a common remedy for that situation but I have never understood the reason when going to the next stone will remove that burr. Just always seemed excessive & like creating more...

AHA ! "Taping spines & can my razor be too sharp ?" This thread could go long time :)

So there is a physical limit to the width that most blades can get . There was a pdf floating around on the...