Thread: Not the sharpest of the bunch

Sounds to me like you're first time lucky. Get a few cheap blades to practice on and you might not need any more stones than you have. A good shave is the goal and a good shave was your result. Well done.

X

I agree with X - all that matters is the shave. If it's sharp enough to shave properly and comfortably, it's sharp enough.

It's impossible to say whether you'd get a better result using an 8k stone if you don't know the grits of the ones you have already used. As to ceramic vs water, I have no idea. I've only ever used the Norton 4/8. Hopefully someone with experience with both will chip in. In the meantime, there's a bit of info. in this thread

http://straightrazorpalace.com/showt...t=ceramic+hone

James.

Yes if your satisfied with the shave so are we. Of course it isn't our faces were talking about it yours. Whether you would do better with a different honing routine is hard to say since we don't know how sharp your razor is only you do.