Quote Originally Posted by Lynn View Post
WOWZA!!

Lots of good comments here.

It is never the fault of the operator! The equipment is always at fault if that is what we are looking for.

.5 Diamond spray on felt is one of the best finishing media that I have come across and I use it daily. I normally will finish honing or refresh a razor with 10 light strokes on it.

This being said...........If a razor has already been honed to where it is shaving really nice or newly honed, you can take one over the edge, so to speak with an additional 10 or 15 strokes on the .5 diamond. When this happens, you can usually just go back to the 12K or your finishing stone and do 10 strokes to bring the edge back and then do 10 strokes on the .5 diamond on felt, strop 40-60 times on leather and test shave. You can also add 5 strokes on the 8K to start if you think it may need it.

Hope this helps,

Lynn
AHA! Lynn just confirmed what I have always maintained: "It's a good craftsman who knows when to blame the tools."