Originally Posted by
JP5
How long have you been honing? Pictures of razor? Are you using rolling X strokes? Hard to say without knowing more about the razor and your technique. Well, it is for me anyway. ;)
If you are using too much pressure you could be flexing the edge.
If the ding in the edge is pretty noticeable, it will take time to remove with a 4k.
Don't use the finer side until you have the chip/ding in the edge removed. You should be able to shave facial hair with the 4k edge. I'm not saying it would be smooth or really comfortable but it should function. If it doesn't, then the edge isn't ready to finish.
I treat each grit stone like a finisher before moving to the next grit. Really try to max out the edge before proceeding.