Welcome!

I agree that before you start honing, you need a benchmark. JoshEarl is honing some razors for me and I have asked him to make some short notes on what he has done with each one. I have hones on order and a cheap eBay special. Now, I can compare what he did with my razor and the results I get on el cheapo....

Send the Ti to Lynn or JoshEarl or one of the other fine "hone-meisters" here and start with their results as the benchmark to achieve....

....and patience, grasshopper. (Ooooo...dating myself there...)

Greg