Quote Originally Posted by niftyshaving View Post
All things being equal there is a thing some call "feedback".
When moving from one hone to the next the feedback can be a big help in this.
At first the next finer hone grabs and you can almost feel the steel being
removed. Then the razor seems to sit down and stick to the hone a bit as
the two surfaces mate up tightly.
I really like this description. I've been trying to figure out the sensations I get on the hones, and this is exactly how I would describe what I am feeling when I change grits. I was thinking it had more to do with the surface of the hone, but now I'm not so sure. I guess it could be the surface of the razor, moving to a finer surface.

Michael