Thread: Transition between honing and stropping

Thats way too much honing on a new razor. Go back to 8K and back hone a little, then gently forward hone on 8K to smooth out the bevel, then use leather only to strop. Add more 8k strokes until you get a decent shave. Use the leather and 8K alone for a while.

Try a couple of strokes, a set at a time, with the loom/.5 combo to try and reduce any pulling you might have.

Failing that, go back to 4K for a couple of strokes and then 8K for several strokes and work your way to a good shave using 8K and test shaving.

See just how close you can get with the 8K alone and repost.

It would also help me, to help you, if I knew how you decided it was "sharp without a wire".