Quote Originally Posted by rogerdygas View Post
I am trying to hone my seconhand razor and Im having problems.

I have started on a 1000 dmt, then progressed to 4000 ceramic stone whih leaves the razor sharp enough to shave my arm although its rough. The odd thing happens when I porgress onto my Welsh slate hones they seam to make the razor duller why is this?
Because it was never sharp to begin with,,,,,,,,,,,,,

A jump from 4K to Welsh Slate, is too big a jump anyway.

Make sure you have read through this section well & studied the videos,,, it might clear a few things up & start you on the right path.

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