Quote Originally Posted by supersco View Post
I do have experience with honing, but only on wedges. I started off with half- and full-hollows but couldn't get a good shave with them. I soon found that wedges were "easier" to shave with as a beginner. This Friodur razor is my first hollow since I started straight shaving about 4 years ago. The progression I used above was what has worked to refresh a wedge for me, as well as the pyramid method. (I didn't use the pyramid method this time due to warnings included with the shaptons). On a wedge, I found using only a finishing stone was not enough. I guess I was just used to doing what worked with a heavier grind.

So, time to start over on the 4K and spend more time there and at the 8K?
Please tell us about the warning re pyramids with the Shaptons . The only instructions I got were in Japanese.

I woder if you are using too much pressure honing the hollow blade ?