For the first time I attempted an against the grain pass with my straight today, with zero success. It just would not cut at all. I don't think it was that my hair was not short enough as I finished with a DE w/o a problem.

Do you think its likeley to be a problem with my technique or should I try to refresh the blade on my pasted paddle? I've used the blade four times now, is that really soon to be refreshing? Also how should I go about it? I have a four sided paddle with 3.0, 1.0, .5, .25. How many passes and on which grits? Is it possible to overhone on a pasted paddle?

Thanks.