Thread: Can you "feel" progress when honing?

I just honed my razor starting with a 4k then 8k then 16k stone. All Shapton glass stones that are flat and clean. When I started on the 4k I could feel a slight gritty feel as the razor passed over the stone. This occurs on both sides of the edge. Then somewhere between 5 -10 passes the gritty feeling smooths out and goes away. Then when I move to the 8k I get the same gritty feeling but then it goes away also. After the feeling is nice and smooth I move to the 16k. Then I get the exact same gritty feeling that smooths out. I was wondering if anyone else has these same feelings.

Any thoughts?