Razor won't take an edge.
My most recent restore was a Frederick Reynolds 6/8 full hollow. Things were going well until last night when I went to hone. The bevel set went without a hitch. 4000/8000 went as planned and when I went to test to see if it could pop hairs, it seemed to grab and tug a bit. I spent a bit more time on the 8000 then moved to 12000. After some time on the 12000 it was still tugging a bit. I moved to canvas then leather strop. At this point the razor was still tugging.
Que the frustration!
square one, 1200 grit, set bevel. Grips fingernail, sticky feeling across thumb. Move on to norton 4000/8000. Same result as before, still tugging. Progress to 12,000, strop canvas then leather. No go.
At a loss at this point. Return to 12,000 naniwa. Then 150 on lops on canvas followed by 200 on leather. Still tugging.
At this point I'm at a loss. I'm not going to send out a restore unless it has a scarry sharp edge.
For the record I use Lynn's circle honing method. Just before this razor I had honed a Boker, George Wosterholm and a Wade & Butcher. All the razors were done on the same day, but I'm only having the problem with the Frederick Reynolds.
My theory at this point is either there is a huge burr on the blade that keeps rolling over, or there's some issue with the hear treating.
Any ideas/help would be greatly appreciated.
-Andrew.