Honing on Japanese stones works well
Yesterday i received my ordered 8k Japanese hone. I also have 1k, 4k and 12k (they are also made in Japan). Before i got 8k i tried to achieve perfect sharpness on 4k. I didn't pass HHT but the shave was not bad however ATG was less comfortable. When i used 8k hone and stropped my razor it passed HHT at every spot on the blade. The shave was great. But there's one thing that is strange to me. The razor doesn't pass HHT if it's not stropped after honing. So my routine was: several strokes on 8k (5..10), stropping (20..40 strokes) and testing. No stropping - HHT fails. Should the razor pass HHT without stropping ? Also i wonder if it's good to polish the edge on 12k after 8k.