Quote Originally Posted by MikekiM View Post
And results better than I expected.

I took one of the few dozen razors that my father left me, a Meteor Works 4/8 that had no bevel to talk of and worked in on a Norton 4/8 following gsaixguns tutorial on YouTube. Finished it on the Lile Black Ark. Inspecting it via a loupe it looked like there were still a fair amount of scratch marks but the shave test proved it to a worthwhile experience. Shaved better than I expected, based on how it looks. I can see how the quest for a mirror finish on the edge can become addictive.

I'm not sure what my next step is, but I am going to watch the JaNorton vids again and see what tweaks I can pickup.

I will say that though I was watching the honing video's I wasn't able to following exactly and my stroke pattern kind of went out the window. Refining things to follow one of the patterns might help get even better results.
You can pick up a pile of knowledge watching Glens and Lynns videos. I follow Lynn's circle + x-stroke method, but I hold the razor with two hands like Glen does. Congrats on honing your first razor....it took me about 5 times before I got it right. It is cliché to say, but your honing is 90% accomplished at the 1000k level. If you really want to test your honing, dull a blade then bring it back to life.