I’ve been honing razors for a couple of years now and would consider myself at least competent with a hone. That said, I’ve got two razors that I just can’t seem to get shaving sharp. I’ve set the bevel on both and it looks very nice and even along the length of the blade. I’ve tried various combinations of progressive honing, pyramid honing (on a Norton 4/8k and Spyderco UF), diamond past, and CrO. Both of these razors seem to be sharp but have reached a distinct plateau of sharpness. With the TPT my thumb just glides smoothly over the blades…there’s no bite or stickiness. Has anyone else had this happen and more importantly how did you solve it?

One razor is marked “Clim” with a picture of an ax the other is a “Merit” written inside a diamond, I haven’t dealt specifically with these two brands before but the results I’m getting are very similar between the two of them. Any suggestions? The obvious observation would be that there is something wrong with my technique, but I think it’s at least passable since I’ve got numerous other antique razors that I’ve restored and keep shaving sharp with no problem.

Thanks