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Dovo has been doing that for years...as well as including a bevel that doesn't match the spine. :eek:

Gugi you are an amazing philosopher! :bow

Can I use that line?

While I realize there are two (or more) sides to any discussion I was not trying to start a Ford vs Chevy feud but rather get...

While I certainly agree with you about the difficulty of knowing what's happening at the finer grits, it's been my experience that two of the hardest things to learn by someone who's just starting...

I think the problem is just the opposite...people have TOO MUCH information thanks to the internet...and quite a bit of it is conflicting at best or just plain wrong.

The hardest part for me to...

I have a lot of admiration for those brave souls who suffer thru gnarly shave after gnarly shave until they get it right. I had one foot in that camp for a while when I graduated from doing barber...

+1 on learning to do it your way and NEVER stop learning!

That's why when I show someone how to do something I show them the basics but don't get too fussy over minor details...such as when I...

Bart,

Thanks for that thoughtful post! I hadn't considered the ramifications of mixing different type stones so I guess I'll have to include that in my "lesson plans" too.

I'll probably...

There's nothing like learning from a pro. I'm kind of a DIY kind of guy and over the years have self taught myself a lot of things but I still get a laugh over some of the mistakes I've made...like...

Anybody with as many hones as you have has GOT to be an expert! :roflmao

Maybe I should have worded it differently...it appears there are fewer experts here than I thought. :thinking:

I would like to ask the more experienced honemeisters a question that one of my proteges put to me and after some thought I'm not sure I handed out the best advice.

The question was what is the...