OK, so as some of you may remember using the 4K/8K/12k, using some pyramids, and some "feel", I had gotten a DOuble arrow sharp enough to give a decent shave. Not too bad. I was actually pretty proud of even that accomplishment Good enough that if the world as we know it ended, and all I had was this razor and these hones, I could shave as much as I needed to, or wanted to, and would likely be better shaved than everyone else once the Mach IIIs and canned goo ran out.
BUT---this razor isn't even what I would call "Shave ready" as that term is used around here. It takes armhair off pretty easily, but CLEARLY not "popping" it. It does not seem to even come close to the HHT.
Tonight I ran through 1K until it was shaving, though not smoothly, pretty decenly for armhair.
Then I did an aggressive pyramid. Maybe I should have started with 50 laps on 4K? 20 laps? That's only 5 more than the first step in the aggressive, if memory serves.
Then I did a full conservative. Now, like I said, i could shave with it, especially if I went into it with a little growth. But it is not "WOW" sharp. THe TPT shows improvement, but it still doesn't feel "Oh...that's what they mean" sharp.
Without seeing what I'm doing...anybody have any ideas?