Thread: Ok, guys ...

i read all your answers.
let me answer to your question first. this is really funny,.
when i start to hone i was back honing. i have never seen in my life forward honing. i was thinking this people are crazy and was laughing a lot.
sooner or later i realize i am the one is crazy.
Anyway hope this will guide you.
Now i think you have only 1 problem . Pressure.
if i were you i would do this.
1 st don't use any wedges . forget about them for now
2 nd take a hallow ground blade and set bevel first.
bevel you will see shiny part on the edge of the blade. remember you said when you move blade water moves all long the blade that is a good sign.
Now if ;you get hair cuts off your arm in skin level that is ok go to 8 k. no pressure please and do 50-80 laps check the edge sharpness. if you have loop 30x will help alot. lastly you will see blade gets sharper i mean a lot sharper then 4k now they must pop up right away as soon as it touches to blade go to chin12 k 100 laps no pressure again then strop. if you have chr02 use it if not go to strop 50 lining leather+60 and test it. let us know what happens. gl

Originally Posted by Whiskers

I've tried just honing on the 4k (after cutting the bevel)to get the arm hair popping test. Literally, I've worn off about 1/3 of the blade trying to conduct this and it still hasnt happened.

This is why some of us say the hair-popping tests should not be given too much weight.

I've said before that I can't pass those tests even with super-sharp Feather DE blades. You simply can't assume that failing these tests proves a problem.

The thumb-nail test (at 4K) and thumb-pad test (beyond that) are better tests. The marker test is also great.