Originally Posted by
trondsi
Thanks for the info! The razor is actually straight from the SRD honemeisters. It shaves well, but also feels very aggressive. Maybe I am just not used to it. It could be due to using diamond paste or spray, which I have found to be a bit aggressive before.
Anyway, since I have already run it over my fingernail (a method that I know some people use simply to test for sharpness and evenness, although others warn against it because it is slightly dulling on a shave ready edge), I will go with it and see what happens.
My favorite "paste" as mentioned elsewhere is slurry from my Chinese natural stone (which I believe is about 12000 grit). Maybe I will do a few strokes on the stone, then slurry strop, then fabric, and finally leather. I have managed to get some amazing shaves like this before (but without the finger nail thing).