Hi guys this is my first post, aside from an "introduce yourself" post.
I had just had my first straight razor shave and I realize that I should have
bought a second hand razor that was presharpened.
What I bought was a new razor (Dovo) that was said to be presharpened
but had a lot of tug on my stubble.
I bought a 4k/8k Norton wetstone and tried to hone it. At first I tried the
3/3 -- 1/3 -- 1/5 pyramid, but that didn't improve the performance.
Then I tried the full pyramid starting from 25/25 and going down to
3/3 and 1/5. Only a slight improvement; still much "tug."
could it be that this blade needs so much work? It's only carbon steel.
could it be that I ruined it by pressing too hard while honing and need to go down to 1k?
how much work usually goes into honing a new razor?