Originally Posted by
Euclid440
Doesn’t matter how your razors look. If you plan on shaving your face with them you will need a keen and COMFORTABLE edge. Cheap and aggressive may get a knife to sharp, but it won’t be keen or comfortable on a razor
You will need something in the 8-12k, pre finisher before the Ark if your Ark is a finisher and properly prepped or you are willing to spend some quality time on the Ark, to polish out 6k stria.
There is tons of great information on this site on honing, but if you have someone you trust, willing to mentor you, follow their advice and learn their way, with equipment they are familiar with and recommend, once you have master honing using their technique, then tweak your technique and equipment.