Thread: First time honing

Did you lap your stones before honing?

On the shave, did it start out shaving good and then get worse? Do you have any form of magnification so you can see the edge? There is so much going on that it can be difficult to diagnose "online" and in words. It sounds to me like the edge may be "chippy" and you are scratching your face.

I normally recommend that folks learn to touch up a razor first so that they can get the feel of the stones and then work backwards towards the more coarse stones. Your best bet is to find a honing mentor, someone who has been honing for about a year and meet with them. You can learn more over a few cups of _____ than you can learn in days or weeks here. Of course we will do what we can here too...