Thread: Wish I would have started honing sooner

I use the Thiers Issard strop paste. It helps for a while but eventually I get to a point where that and/or stropping do not make the shave better and there is pulling on the beard rather than cutting. I was happy with the results from the 12K on the carbon steel blade and have no problem needing to use that every couple of weeks to freshen up the blade.
The stainless steel blade I know I let get far too dull and the 12k just is not getting it any better. I think a few laps on the 8k or maybe a few on the 3k then the 8k should get it back in shape.
It is not bad, I think the bevel set is fine. I can cut some arm hair close to the arm but not off the arm. On the face I feel a resistance that shouldn't be there. I could still use the blade and would say I had shaved but it is a neutral experience not an enjoyable one. It's all part of the pursuit of a great shave, not just a shave.

edit: By the way, no joke about lapping the stone. I did not lap it the first time. Saw spaces on the stone where no honing was taking place and blade did not seem to improve. Used wet dry and the pencil X. Stone was not flat, is now and after lapping the honing worked.