Originally Posted by
JoshEarl
I'll second the recommendation for the pasted paddle. That's the easiest way to make a shaving edge into a comfortable shaving edge. As your skill on the hone improves, the paddle's effectiveness will also improve.
The jury's still out on this one, but I'm pretty sure that it's impossible for me to get a comfortable shave from the 8K alone. I've tried edges honed on stones of all types, and only this little barber hone I have really gives me a comfortable shaving edge right off the hone. A few laps on a pasted paddle does wonders. (Other guys can shave with my edges without a problem, and I can't use even honemeister edges without going to a pasted paddle first.)
I seem to be a weird anomoly, though. I haven't come across anyone else who seems to have the same problem. Maybe you're the guy, but I doubt it. :)
Josh