Originally Posted by
Desrtrat
I started the straight razor journey a few years ago because I got pissed off over the cost of replacement razor cartridges. I bought a Kamisori off the bay, I already had an arm load of arks that I was pretty confident in that I could hone a razor shaving sharp and save a ton of money. I was correct, but really I got lucky. Arks can probably refine any edge, but creating one is another story altogether.
You can take this advice for exactly what you paid for it, but if you are struggling with ark progressions it might be that the arks just don't cut that particular steel well. Don't pussy foot, use pressure. If that doesn't get results it could very well be a compatibility issue. For such razors I come off of coticule's or just shave off a coti edge or JNAT ect.