Bad honing or bad steel??
Not sure where this question belongs, but here it goes:
Is it possible that the type of steel used in a razor could keep it from honing well? I've always heard that Indian/Pakistani razors were no good, so I've never messed with them for that reason. But is there any guarantee that just because a razor says Solingen, Germany, Sheffield, etc. on the tang, it could be considered "good" steel?
The reason that I ask is I have a cheapo Loeffler & Sykes (sp?) razor from ebay. Tang says Solingen on it and I bought it specifically to learn how to hone. I've been working on for the past couple of months on and off, trying different techniques but I've never gotten a good shave (vs. my daily shaver honed by one of the senior members here) and it's never passed a HHT. Short of describing a month's worth of work, I'll just say I've watched a lot of video's and read a bunch of threads and I can't get the razor in good shaving condition.
How long did it take you guys to learn how to hone...I fear some are you going to says years:confused: I'm just anxiously awaiting the day when I get a good shave with a razor I honed myself.
Has anybody had a razor that just wouldn't hone very well?
Thanks for the help guys!
Robert