We'll all its been a long time since I have messed with a razor, but I had a kid today ask me about a razor that he got and why it wouldn't shave well. I told him most likely it was not honed right. We'll today he showed it to me and man was I right. It was machined beveled and it looked pretty bad. So I did a bit research and found that the blade was 440 ss. We'll having only honed Carbon steel I was wondering if there is anything different dealing with the ss or not. Thanks for any advice.