Almost got my straight razor in shave ready condition.
Hey everyone,
After many, many hours of trial and error, and lots of time reading up on honing, today I FINALLY got my vintage straight razor to shave ready... Or pretty close. Not sure which..
So anyway, using my Norton 1k, I finally got the bevel set to where it shaved arm/leg hair very easily when running the blade against the skin as well as cutting the tops off some hair without touching any skin. Then I moved on to my Norton 4K/8k stones using pyramid honing: 20 4K 20 8k, 15 and 15, 10 and 10, 5 and 5, 3 and 3, 1 and 3, 1 and 5.
I then tested it out by shaving with it and yes, it definitely shaved! It did pull/stick a bit in certain parts of my face I guess. (Mainly my chin) so what I'm thinking is maybe it's not quite shave ready... I can't be too sure because this is the first time I've ever shaved with a straight razor with a sharp enough edge, but I would guess that it probably could be a bit of a smoother/sharper shave. (And yes, my technique is okay. 30 degree angle, multiple passes, different strokes, skin stretching, etc)
So my question is: how can I continue to hone without making the edge worse. I've come so far and I really don't wanna screw it up now!
Thanks guys!