Greetings everyone,

Let me start off by admitting that I am not very proficient at honing. I have been able to get some of my razors (all eBay specials) sharp enough for me to shave with, but it's been a hit or miss proposition.

Recently, I have run into the same problem with two different razors. I hone them and they seem sharp. After stropping, they pop hairs nicely in the HHT. When I shave with them, I find that they seem to shave well on the right side of my face (which I do first). However, when I switch to my left side, I still see stubble on my face. It doesn't look like the hairs are being cut at all.

I assume that I am over honing these razors and leaving a burr on one side. After I shave the first side of my face, that burr is either removed or bent over, leaving me with nothing to cut the hairs on the other side of my face. Does that sound about right?

I picked up one of those cheap Tandy microscopes the other day, and the edge of one of the razors in question looked pretty good (to me at least), but it still left me with one side of my face not properly shaved.

If anyone was going to ask, I do switch hands while shaving, and I try to hold the razor at about the same angle.

Thanks for any input you can offer.