Honing trouble (false positives?)
Hello folks! Disclaimer; I have shaved with straight razors for 15 years, and I am pretty picky.
I just got my first Swedish razor; a Heljestrand, and I was about to ask gssixgun to hone it, but then I though I should give honing one more try. I have tried others a number of times but in general I seem to be honing impaired :D Perhaps one issue is that I don't think I have a "consistent" set of stones (some blue Japanese 1000 grit, a Suehiro 20 000, and a natural very fine Chinese water stone). This razor seems to be getting sharp quicker than some others I have tried though.
One confusing thing is that I sometimes seem to get "false positives"; razors that pop arm hairs in mid air but don't shave that well. The HHT is currently so-so, it sometimes cuts, which I suspect is not good enough for my taste (?) Before I used to go "I'm sure it's good enough" when it seemed to pass the arm hair test, but I have learned that this is simply not the case. Should I just keep going? Another issue is fear of wearing out the razor, and patience I suppose :D Any advice is welcome!