till the grooves are smother,not sandpaperlike old boys would bury steel in pot plant/garden for months to achieve same result. you are smoothing out the sharp edges so it rolls the feather edge rather than remove it.
one of the steels I have has completely smooth bits on two quarters of steel..eg from 12-3 and 6-9 o clock the other two quarters are fine normal steel grooves.
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