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Honing is not for everyone. If you've honed other items before and been somewhat successful, you may want to learn how to hone a straight. In some ways, the beginning of honing a straight is easier...

I just read over my lengthy posts and realized that I said that but didn't emphasize it. Got caught up in the pasting thing. I think you are right and your succinct post should be emphasized. In...

1. Paste vs Stones. Paste is easy to use and is cheap (comparatively). Stones are expensive and take a while to learn (there is a mystique about good honing and people who have mastered the...

No... we are probably not talking about the same kind of paste. The leather treatment you use to preserve your strop is a strop paste but the paste I'm talking about is an abrasive paste (like .5...

I'm not an expert - far from it - but I do hone my own blades and own a good range of straights from Gold Dollars to Grelots. I also work with metals quite a bit in my other life. I will comment but...