Hi all,

I am relatively new at this and just recently my razor started to feel dull. I live in Brazil right now and all I have is a very rough carborundum hone (probably 600-800grit) a barber's hone, which most have been saying is ~6000 and a piece of Brazilian grey slate that I lapped a bunch with 1200 wet-dry, which feels quite a bit smoother than the barber's hone. I know, definitely not an ideal honing set, but that's all I got right now.

Anyways, all that to say, I've watched several of Lynn's videos as well as others on honing, but of course I'm still doubting my technique. I feel like I was able to get the back half of the blade to where it shaves decently, a little better than before, but the toe to about the middle is terrible. It shaves arm hair but skips over on my face. Note:I've mostly been honing on the piece of slate, which I know is probably not a true hone, but it has made a difference, even thought it is extremely slow.


I would love to send it to a honemeister, but I'm afraid I'm stuck until I visit the US in Sept. Mailing from here isn't very reliable, and buying a hone to have mailed here is also a bad idea, as it may not arrive. Also, I only have one razor, so I wanna get it done soon, so I don't have to grow out my beard, or go back to cartridges.

Can anyone give me some tips on getting that front half shave ready? I know there is a little more hone wear as you go from the heel to toe, but I see the water moving evenly and I even used both hands to make sure the toe was contacting the stone. Does the bevel need to be set again? It passes the TPT.

Any help would be appreciated!