Thread: Polishing after honing with pastes

I do about 20-30 laps with the red paste.

When I hone, I do the pyramid reps suggested in The World of Straight Razor Shaving. 3-3 1-3 1-5 on 4000/8000k norton. Then I strop with the red paste and then leather and then test shave. If the razor pulled hairs, then I would to a 1-3 1-5 pyramid and then strop with paste then leather. It has gotten several of my practice razors sharp enough to be good shaves, but it seems like it is hit or miss. It seems like razors sharpen differently.