Thread: Make it sharper

I have to agree with Utopian. It does depend on the condition of your blade to begin with, and you do want to use the minimum. As he said, You don't want to break out the 1k unless it's really necessary. I used to do 3 swipes on a Swaty on my shave ready blades in rotation. It kept them sharp permanantly. So, If I have 9 razors out, each one got 3 swipes every 9 days, or each time I picked it up. That's all the honing I ever had to do. They never showed any signs of wear. The only reason I stopped was I missed using my other stuff. The point being, the razors never got to the point where they needed anything else. Here's the problem. When someone say's, "My razor needs honing" We never know how bad it is, or if it's the shaver, etc....too many variables, so it's hard to give advice in that regard.

I can shave with blades that are dull and get a good shave, so can many experienced str8 users. I can't tell you how many times I picked up a blade, and just said, The hell with it, I'll finish up...My point is, Some of my blades may need a 4k, or even a bevel reset at times, it just depends. Sometimes you get the blade from hell.
I have a NoS Fily 13 from Classic that just won't cooperate. I have it shaving good, but not great...

A lot of us, drop down 2, that means the last stone you used on the blade, you go down two more the next honing session. So, If I used a 12k Nani on it to bring it back, next time I'd probably use a 5k, then go up...or a 4k stone....
I also keep an Escher with a slurry stone out, by my rotation. I use it or the Swaty for quick touch ups. I know from experience, If that doesn't work, I normally have to go to a 4k, then up...That works best for me.

Uneven Bevels, I usually leave them alone, To be honest, I've never had much experience in that regard, and it most definitley takes a practiced hand to fix those. I tired once, and didn't do so good.