Thread: Can someone help a lost honer?

Morning all

I sat down last night with my new norton 4/8k hone to sharpen a razor that my uncle had gotten from an antique store close to where we live. I started on the 4k side with absolutly no pressure until the bevel looked smooth under 60x magnification. Then I moved on to the 8k side and proceded in the same fasion until the bevel looked smooth at 100x magnification. After that I got a hair brush and pulled out a hair only to find that it wouldn't pass the hht After that, I proceded to hone 15 more laps and then I tested again...... still didn't pass. So, I figured to give it the good ol' shaveing test to find that after I ran it 30 laps on my TM apprentice strop it would pass atleast pass the hht I got an ok shave out of the blade, but still not perfect. Does anyone have any pointers?

Thanks,
Kevin