Thanks for the great replies guys! I must have absolutely no talent at this whole honing thing! I've been trying to get my Frederick Reynolds ready for 2 days now and I'm still struggling:gaah:
The only way I got my razor close to shave ready was by using some 3M Automotive sand paper 2000. I then moved to the 8k side of my norton and then the yellow coticule with water and finished off with a barber hone and some shaving cream on it.
The shave was 'Okay' I guess but I'm sure it could have been better.
I then made the mistake of trying to use the 4k side of my norton 4k/8k to get it to a better point.
After going at this for about an hour on the 4k. The shaver is still crap.
Why is it so easy with the automotive sandpaper...
I'd like to be able to use the 4k side of my Norton...It gets pretty expensive and inconvenient having to change the sandpaper every 10-15 strokes.
The 4k side is just so rough and bumpy...:( (and yes I've lapped the stone)
HELP plz!