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Chan Eil Whiskers
Fumbling about.
I think that pastes have gotten the undeserved reputation of 'cheating' by people bragging about how good of an edge they got off of such and such stone, but neglecting to mention that they followed the stone with paste.
I'm not sure how anyone knows a whole lot about their edges as compared to the edges other guys get. Plus, who cares? To me the only thing that matters is my shaves.
Having said that, it was an eye opener for me, after a number of straight razor shaves, to shave again with a Feather SS loaded with a Proline. The Proline wasn't new at all, and it was vastly sharper than the edges I'd been getting (and the shave ready razors I'd purchased, too). The Proline also felt smoother and more comfortable. I used what the Proline showed me as a springboard to buy some more stones, learn the burr method of bevel setting, and jump a bit further into the Arkansas as a finisher.
It's hard enough to figure any of the SR world out without people bragging on edges while concealing how the edges were achieved. What's the point of that? Seems more useful and also more fun just to be transparent about everything.
Happy shaves,
Jim