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As has been said, you can get a shave-ready edge on a factory sharpened Dovo using the Norton 4/8k combo. A couple of suggestions:
1: do a search on this site for the term "janorton" and read/view through that thread. Tons of info.
2: be prepared to temporarily give up, and have a member here hone your edge properly. Enjoy a bunch of shaves (assuming good stropping habits) before having to worry about refreshing the edge. You'll learn to hone in time, but you deserve good shaves in the meantime!
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I just ordered my Nortan 4k/8k and lap stone. So this thread jumped out at me. Fortunately (some may disagree), I bought a couple of the GD-word SRs for shaving practice and plan to use them now for honing practice. I have a free honing certificate with SRD for my new Dovo Bismarck and will use that before I put that blade to hone on my own. Eventually I'm sure I will need to. I also just bought a nice H. Bogen on ebay that I may practice with since it likely will not arrive shave ready. I am finding a lot of good advice in this thread, in the stickies and in the SRP Library. I've also watched a few of Lynn's YouTube videos on honing. So the journey begins. Glad I found this thread instead of starting my own. I've also been doing searches and found a wealth of info. Love SRP. ;)
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Thanks for all the responses. I pretty much had my questions answered.
I was able to hone my factory edge razor without ruining it. The recommended JaNorton posts were helpful. http://straightrazorpalace.com/honin...on-2012-a.html. The videos and discussions were perfect.
The problems I was having with the electrical tape was due to the particular tape I had was designed with extra adhesive which caused a mess. I found another tape that worked well.
I got a decent shave (except for the chin which I finished off with the DE) but it's a start. Thanks all.
Phil
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Here's an analogy for you. You can learn ABOUT riding a bike by watching YouTube videos, but you will learn HOW to ride a bike by doing it. With practice, you will develop muscle memory that will make riding/honing much easier than you would have imagined possible when you first learned.
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Get your tape at Harbor Freight. I get mine in 10 roll packs. No complaints. Start with 1 layer of tape and stick with that regimen until you find out otherwise. Experience is your best friend over time. :gl:
And keep reading on the forum. You can't beat that with a stick.
