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Well, both sides seem to be honing my razor fine right now. But the real test will obviously come with my next shave.

Actually, the fine side was almost completely flat, but the coarse side was significantly dished. It took me a good couple of hours to get it flat.

Thanks guys! I did some passes with a kitchen knife and the hone quickly started to feel smooth again. Now I'm not worried anymore. :D

So you think I should be safe using it to finish?

It actually feels rougher to the touch.

I could try to post a picture. All I have is my camera phone though and it's not the best, but I can give it a shot once I get home.

And yep, I'm...

So I bought an old barber hone on eBay and it has a different grit on each side. I went to lap it (wet sandpaper style, 600 then 400)... the coarse side -- no problems (it just took forever), but the...