Thread: moving beyond leather

Under magnification the edge seems ok but there is about a 1mm spot where I think the edge is rolled just a bit. Not sure if it was from the extracurricular shaving or something else.

These damage spots can be from light contact with a fingernail, putting the razor down on a hard surface fully opened or fouling the edge on the scales on closing.

As for some of your other questions, it would help to know what your razor is & how it was finished. The latter would be good to know if you aim to reproduce it's previous condition. It may be best for you to learn how to use an 8k hone but if the razor was finished on a 30 k, it may be a bit of a challenge for you to reproduce that edge. Mind you it may well be a challenge even if you have the exact same gear as whoever honed it.

I ended up with more hair on the floor than when I get a haircut.

Hair on the floor ? You did use lather , yes/no ?