I will try to make this short and to the point since I am sure many of you have run across the same issue the first time or two you honed your razor. I did watch and follow Lynn's video on honing using the Naniwa super stones. I started with the 1K for setting the bevel, then moved on to the 5K, 8K, and then last the 12K. Once going through all of that following along with the video as best as I could for a first timer, I then used a wool felt pad with the Crox on it, then went to my regular stropping routine. I did test the blade a couple of times between stones and it was doing a good job of picking up hairs on my arm so the next logical step was to see how it shaved. It was sharp but the shave seemed a little rough and I had a little more skin irritation than I normaly do. It is hard to describe what it felt like but the best way to put it is probably that it was not as smooth as the razors I have sent off to be honed. It did not really tug or pull, just felt uncomfortable enough that it did cause the irritation like I mentioned earlier. It still did shave very close. That all being said, should I start back over with the 1K and do the whole process again or is there a step involved that I did not do properly that may have caused this. Thanks in advance for any and all advice.