Its my first go with straight razors so i thought i would buy a complete kit, so i have everything i need. the kit was fairly pricy so i thought i would get good equipment, sadly the honing stone it came with was awful, it was so small i could barely even attempt to learn on it so straight away i had to replace the stone, i have a 1000/6000 king combination waterstone now. My first shave was an absolute disaster, my razor just wouldnt cut hairs without putting on lots of presssure (which i know is not necessary and hurt like hell) so i tried a few of the tests to check for sharpness, hanging hari test, no chance, the blade wont even cut the fine hairs on my inner forearm arm unless i really push. Even after about 100 or laps on the 1000# and about 80 on the 6000# the blade is no better, ive repeated several times and ive been at it for hours, is it possible its a crappy blade that came with the kit and wont get a good edge, i know im new to honing too but im following all the guides the bevel is even and looks smooth, this is the one ive got Cyril R Salter Straight Shaving Razor - Black Cut-Throat Razor