Hi guys,
I have a old H Boker extra hallow razor here, I've had it over two years and bought off ebay. However just recently i found out you need to lap stones before use.... So i lap my hones with 90 grit sand paper on my kitchen floor the best i can then honed the razor and it has gotten substantially duller in the center. Today i went out and bought a marble tile, come to find out i think lapping on kitchen floor wasnt the best idea, okay so now my hone is flat for sure! i did the marker test (MMT) comes to find out that my razor is being sharpened in the center only on both sides, not touching the heel or toe. I'm fine with that as i have a slight smile blade going on and both the heel and toe are very sharp. QUESTION:since i have a slight smile do i have to do rolling Xs to get the center sharp? or can the center get sharp with doing normal Xs?
More info: Might be that my hone (grey) produces a slurry and dulls out the blade, i think the hone is 6k but not sure at all. i did get the razor sharp enough to shave against the grain of my thick hairs using the hone and strop. How ever i was never able to get my wade and butcher semi wedge sharp enough for my face.
I'll be posting pictures very soon, my camera is charging