Originally Posted by
jonnywhim
Thanks to all for responding. Well, My go to razor, an old german magnetized beater was shaving just fine, perfectly even. I've ruined that one somehow til i figure this out. The other two, excellent condition Wade /Butcher beauties have always been "nice to look at....." but they are even worse now. I'll try lapping the stone. I assumed that from the factory, it would be flat enough. I made a slurry with a nagura stone, but it came out like a thick paste. Maybe that was a bad idea? The stone had been soaked for 2-3 hours prior. With the 4 k, it did 20 strokes or so, then about that many on the 8k.