Quote Originally Posted by string
I just honed my first razor that might be considered "too sharp" to shave with comfortably. I didn't do anything different from my normal honing procedures, but this one just came out blindingly sharp. I shaves superbly, but if I don't set the blade on my check ever so lightly, it will cut just from the weight of the blade. Also, as it is a spike, if I press down with my normal shaving pressure (which is pretty light, mind you) I will get a stripe down my cheek as the spike digs in and makes a perfect slice. This is the only razor in my collection that I am actually afraid of. lol
Ah, the joy of keen .... but in getting there, there are a couple of common pitfals in the beginning. I think you discovered one that is not uncommon to any of us, and it can happen with a round shape as easily as with the spike. :?

The point and the heel of the edge need to taper off gently into the duller, thicker part of the blade. When there is too much of a right-angle-like shape, the pinpoint-like, spear-point is just waiting to taste blood. Even though the spike is roughly a squared end to the blade, looked at under magnification, there is a subtle rounding at the end of the edge as it turns into the duller, vertical plane.

The solution is to drag that point across your stone EVER so gently for a few inches to remove that pinpoint. An angle of about 45º of razor to stone is about right. Absolutely, NO PRESSURE AT ALL, lest you cut a channel into your hone and crack off the tip of your razor. Then a couple of final, regular round-trips on the stone and you ought to be good to go ....