Hello all, I'm hoping to get some advice from a honemeister, or someone who has honed a brand new TI razor. I bought it a few weeks ago, and she is simply stunning! Dreadnought 7/8 with buckeye burl scales (I have a buckeye burl brush being made now!) So out of the gate it was very sharp, but the shave was very harsh. I figured it was either technique or lather issues, so I tried changing things up for several shaves, still very harsh. So I am a decent honer, able to get smooth edges on my jnat, and recently acquired a 20k, so I figured I'd hone this bad boy. The previous honing appears to have been buffed over after it was honed. I can see significant hone wear when looking closely in the light. When I put it to the 1k, one side took several minutes to even out a bevel. The opposite side is far worse, I've spent probably close to an hour on the chosera 1k, and the edge will not contact more than approximately 1 cm of the hone at a time. I'm really frustrated so I set it down for now. I already had an issue with the seller because it arrived to me with several rust spots, but I'm curious if this is a typical problem to have with a brand new $400+ razor?? I can edit some pics in later if necessary, I'm about to be busy so I can't right this second. Thanks!