Just got around to this thread (looking for advice on honing) and I want to say the advice it great. im new, and have started with reflectively cheap equipment (some seems alright and other bits will need work) such as a hone i baught that did not even list the grit... but i like the idea of sending off my blade to have it fixed/honed by someone experienced, getting used to how it feels, and eventually honing myself.

a short question is though, i bought a pseudo-cheap blade, (because i did plan to hone myself and did not want to ruin a 100$ razor) i did try to hone it myself, and had results similer to the original poster, will this have ruined the blade? I was a bit giddy, and did rush in a bit.