Hi all,

I'm new to straight razors - bought one from the art of shaving - forget the brand - some french company... long story short - I use a 1 inch belt sander to hone my kitchen knives to a "razor's edge" or so I thought. After my new razor seemed to dull out I took a 3000 grit belt to it and am now in the process of trying fix the damage I've obviously done! I've watched all the videos by Lynn and am trying the 4k/8k circular honing technique as he describes in his video. I cannot seem to get an edge that will even shave arm hair - I can see a new bevel forming but after several reps through the process I'm no where near where I need to be... Please help me save my expensive razor! I also have the Norton 220/1000 stone but have not tried to go down to this yet... any expertise would be greatly appreciated...

-john