Thread: Progression on honing

i would be gladly add 6k and 10k in rotation i didn't have at that time. instead of 10k i did use 2 different barber hones.
what i wanted to find out speed of the honing . it did decrease time of honing a lot. that is the purpose of this test.

Here is a question that fits well here....
Starting with a dull razor, I spend ample time at 2k and 4k to form a good bevel that pops arm hair and feels agressive on the thumb pad. I've noticed recently on a few different blades that as I continue on to refine that bevel with finer grits (like 8k, 12k, 16k) the edge will start to feel dull on the thumb pad.

My expectation is that after setting the bevel nicely, it should then polish out fairly quickly when using a tight procession of fine grit stones. A 10X loup shows that to be the case as the bevels begin to mirror light. However, the sharpness does not come along with the polish.

Eventually, either by looping back to a coarser stone or back honing or tinkering with slurries, etc. I have managed to get a nice edge, but I don't seem to be getting there with just a straight forward procession. What am I doing wrong?