Originally Posted by
MuskieMan33
I did something very similar, I stopped at 8K for quite a while while I was still getting the hang of honing. I thought that should suffice since many people say they can get great shaves from an 8K. The first antique store razor I cleaned up is the razor I decided that I would learn to hone on. It took me quite a few attempts at setting the bevel then progressing before I got it to where it would shave. In between attempts I would watch videos from various people and read as much as I could to see what I was doing wrong. Eventually it all came together, probably about the 5th hone session I could shave with it (though very uncomfortable). By about the 8th attempt it shaved great! Not as well as my shave ready from Lynn, but I was happy I put an edge on a piece of metal that I could shave with. Did this to a few more razors as I was starting to collect them and the 8K kept them all in shaving order. Finally decided to break down and buy the 12K and I'm happy I did. Took mine and my fathers shaves to the next level.