Hi all,
Well... this sucks.
After remembering to NOT try to catch a dropped razor, my freshly honed straight had a tiny visual "ding" along the edge when it landed in my sink. I couldn't feel it with the thumbnail test, and didn't even see it until a few days later. Regardless, I didn't want to take any chances.
So... onto my Norton 4K/8K for a basic pyramid (3/3, 1/3, 1/5) and then 20 strops on linen and 30 strops on leather (Tony's #1 latigo). At this point I could barely see the blemish on the blade, so I thought I was good to go.
So... when I shaved this morning, I experienced a perfect textbook example from Lynn's video about what an over-honed blade feels like. It didn't "pull" at all, but I wasn't cutting any hair.
:cen I had to finish with my DE.
Now, I'm new at both stroping and honing, but have watched Lynn's video several times and read a whole lot. I used only the weight of the blade, kept it perfectly flat, and didn't see anything obvious that I was doing wrong.
So.... what do I do at this point? Another pyramid? Wait until I have a yellow corticule? A thumbnail test to try to strip the burr?
God I hate being a noob.
Thanks all!
Peter