Well, thanks. I am just unsure what level of sharpness I am supposed to detect before I move on from the 1k bevel to my next stone, the Naniwa 5k.
Am I supposed be able to pop hairs by skimming across my forearm? Because I am clearly not there. With blade at about 30 degrees and slight pressure, I can shave the hairs of forearm off at the skin. The thumbnail test is free of jaggies, and there's definitely a cutting in, rather than a glide across the top sensation. Thumbpad . . . well, it doesn't have the sticking sensation. Feels keener than before, but I don't feel a real risk of cutting in.
That's definitely progress from where the razor was before, but I am not sure whether more passes on the 1k are warranted, or I should move up to my next stone, which is the 5k, and then go 8k, then 12k