I'm a little befuddled I bought a razor "shave ready" on a coticule from a reputable seller. I have shaved with this razor before and never felt it was quite ready so... Today I honed a razor and I'll go through my progression so you'll understand why I'm so confused..

Bevel set on King 1k dry like usual.

50 x strokes on a Duro coarse
50 x strokes on the fine side
25 x strokes pike ezy edge

sticky tpt so off I went... Not very many strokes on the hone for using barber hones.. The edge wasn't fully refined...

I shaved left side of face with coticule edge, right with barber hone.


I was left with some nasty razor burn on my left neck and cheek, and minuscule amount on the right only in one area with a slightly pulling ATG. (Quarter sized)

The coticule edge left me with razor burn... Vs a unrefined 5 minute pre shave hone that has lots of room for improvement...

not cool...