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Thanks. I have plenty of hones along with diamond pasted leather paddle strops up to 200K but always interested in hearing about alternatives.

Do you use the lapping film like a strop or a hone (Edge leading or edge trailing) ?

Isopropyl Alcohol.

A very good point has been made here with regards to magnification. It's not just the magnification power but knowing what you are looking for. A more experienced eye has been...

And we are in 100% agreement on that!

Yes. My point is that there either is or is not an apex. If the two planes do not meet, there will still be sharpie there. You may not be able to see it with the naked eye.

I do agree that the...

I guess that we will have to agree to disagree here. Physics / Geometry 101. There is either an apex or there is not. Granted, it may not be 100% complete down the entire edge though. Higher...

Sounds like the physical parts are lining up. Are you holding the strop taut? Not tight but not slack?

Considering all options here and as a control sample, have you shaved or been shaved with a...

91% IPA. Kleenex. Sharpie gone.

Barry, you can take a sharpie and mark the edge on both sides. All the way down the blade. Do a stroke on each side and look at the bevel. Is all of the sharpie gone at the edge? If so, your bevels...