thanks ryan82. I went at the TI again this evening on ther 12k, in my very limited honing experience - I was experiencinit a nice suction effect from the razor as I performed the laps, which to me would indicate that the razor is sharp - I easily gave it another 200 or so laps - copying Lynns technique from one of his videos (circular motions) - followed by 20-30 x-strokes. One thing I will say is, watching the water as it hits the edge, I can see a breakup of the water - almost a saw tooth effect - that is something I dont see on my other razor. If the edge does have a microscopic saw-tooth, then that would also explain the scratching sensation.

I think it probably needs a new edge honing on it, instead of just touching up. Something I will work on next week with the coticule.










Quote Originally Posted by Ryan82 View Post
How many laps did you do on the Chinese hone? Many report that it can take many, many laps for an effective touchup (talking in the region of 100-200 laps due to the stones hardness). Also be aware that, being a natural hone, not all Chinese hones are the same; some could even be lousy for SR use.

All of the above is assuming that a) the razor was indeed previously shave-ready (as in honed by a honemeister), and b) that the edge is still responding to touchups. If the answer is no to either it will probably require some sharpening beyond what a touchup hone is capable of.