What do you mean "if the razor pops hair?"
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What do you mean "if the razor pops hair?"
Practice with a DE blade. Use it to calibrate your TPT. Your razor, when shaving sharp, should feel very similar to a fresh DE edge. Even better is to practice with a DE that has had one side slightly used.
Before pastes and our knowledge of polishing stones, I used to use the Norton 4K/8K exclusively. The key for me to getting shaves off it was the pyramid method of honing. By the time I got to 1 stroke 4K and 3-5 strokes 8K a couple of times, the razor was often there. Sometimes just a repeat in the pyramid from 3-3 4K/8K and then 1-3, 1-5 would do the trick or even 5 more strokes on the 8K.
Have fun,
Lynn