Quote Originally Posted by OCDshaver View Post
I use the Hart as an example since I should be able to rule out 1/2 of the concerns (angle and steel) since its brand new when I'm doing this. That leaves the hone and the person honing it. BUT, I am a little perplexed because it arrived with a sub par edge to begin with and I was not able to push beyond that until the third layer of tape went on. Now, it should be obvious that I'm no expert or I'd be answering these questions rather than asking them. So maybe pressure was an issue? But after reading the thread about hitting the wall and climbing over, the suggestion to add (or remove) a layer and/or going up or down a grit seemed to shake the problem loose. So for that I'm happy but I'm not really sure what is/was happening where the steel hits the stone. I'll spend some time with the link you added and see where it takes me with the other razor in question (PJM C-MON Special).

Search "Hart Razor Bevel" angle on here while you are at it

See assumptions can mess with you, as you are going to learn from the search early Hart razors had a bevel angle that was more in the 13 degree range and many had an issue with holding an edge.. This was improved on as production moved forward, I have not measured a Hart in a couple of years, but again if I were you I would simply measure the angle to see where it is really at to start then go from there..