Good morning everyone!

About two weeks ago I purchased a Dovo Shavette to see test the waters with this whole straight shaving thing. Within two days my skin was way happier and I decided to take the plunge and buy a real straight razor (Wapienica) from open_razor on ebay.

Knowing it was going to need to be honed, and being a fairly experienced metalworker, I decided I would do it myself and purchased a Norton 4K/8K and an old razor I found nearby at an antique shop. I was able to get the edge pretty honed but it's not quite sharp enough. It will cut hairs while shaving, but it also pulls a lot and it's not the most comfortable of shaves.

Does anybody have any tips that might help me get it sharper? I was figuring I would take it back to the 4K to further set the bevel, then 8K, then strop it up and shave test again. Any ideas would be really helpful, and I'm glad I read the forums and bought a practice razor before attempting to hone my NOS Wapi.

Thanks,
Bryan