My shave this morning, while turning out good, felt just a slight bit harsh. The toe of the razor will not pass the HHT about 10% of the way back but the rest of the blade does. The toe gets about 90% though a thick hair and then splits it the rest of the way even after 60 passes on the strop. The remainder of the blade cuts cleanly without a pop.

I see the following options but not sure the best one to take.

1. Pull out the stones and start on the 5k and go through a normal progression to the CrO.

2. Start on the 12k for 10-20 passes then CrO.

3. CrO the hell out of the blade concentrating on the toe.


This blade is my AOS one that was over ground in the middle at the factory when they were setting the bevel. I have to use a slight roll when honing even after doing some work on a 1k to even it out a little. I have gotten comfortable shaves with it in the past but the toe just doesn't hold the edge like I would expect.