I've been at it for over an hour...!!!
I bought an old no name razor at a pawn shop for 10 bucks for the purpose of learning how to hone (decent shape, but dull, of course...doesn't grab a wet thumbnail). I recently got a Norton Starter Set (220/1000, 4k/8k, flattening stone)....stones all lapped...good to go..then I noticed the razor had an ever so slight "smile"...I went to work on the 220..this razor is pretty dull...switched to the 1000 to see if the edge was straight, so I did 1 lap and the slurry ran more on the top, so I figured that I need to go back to 220....after a long time of this, I finally got the edge pretty darn straight...DONE WITH THE 220!!! THEN....
I tried to do a method I saw on youtube for going from setting bevel to shave ready using only the 4k/8k with an artificial Nagura for slurry (taped the spine too).hmmm...a little sharp, still a LONG WAY from even popping arm hair...what gives? too much pressure? bad slurry? bad form?
I bought an old no name razor at a pawn shop for 10 bucks for the purpose of learning how to hone (decent shape, but dull, of course...doesn't grab a wet thumbnail). I recently got a Norton Starter Set (220/1000, 4k/8k, flattening stone)....stones all lapped...good to go..then I noticed the razor had an ever so slight "smile"...I went to work on the 220..this razor is pretty dull...switched to the 1000 to see if the edge was straight, so I did 1 lap and the slurry ran more on the top, so I figured that I need to go back to 220....after a long time of this, I finally got the edge pretty darn straight...DONE WITH THE 220!!! THEN....
I tried to do a method I saw on youtube for going from setting bevel to shave ready using only the 4k/8k with an artificial Nagura for slurry (taped the spine too).hmmm...a little sharp, still a LONG WAY from even popping arm hair...what gives? too much pressure? bad slurry? bad form?