Tips on honing/stroping a blade that won't lie flat
I recently purchased a new DOVO Classic Black, but did not opt for the prehoning.
My first shave was actually pretty good, except for some pulling. I thought that perhaps I should give it a go on the norton hone and see if it got better. Instead, I think it got worse. (surprise, surprise)
My second go on the hone, I felt that one side of the razor didn't lie flat on the stone, but wasn't sure.
Tonight, for my third attempt at honing, I marked the edge with a sharpie to see if it was in fact not touching along the whole edge. This proved to be the case.
When I had been stropping, I could feel some drag in one direction (which I thought to be a good thing), but little to none in the other. I realized tonight after my honing, that it was because on one side of the blade, when the spine lies flat, the edge doesn't.
So, I guess I'm just looking for some tips/techniques for dealing with this kind of problem. I'm patient, and I figure there's a way to do it (and furthermore that I'll be able to do it) so I'm hesitant to send it off for honing yet.
My initial solution is to rest my index finger on the blade as I pass it along the hone - half way for the front of the blade, and half for the back (adding no pressure other than my finger's weight)
On the strop, I add some pressure with my thumb to keep the edge in touch with the strop (the problem is on the side when the edge is facing me)