Hi guys,
I'm just starting to get acquainted with my new Norton 4k/8k and did some honing yesterday to get my razors up to shaving sharpness again.
Unfortunately, things have not been going that well. After 40x4k, 30x8k and around 20x green Paste strop and 30x plain leather strop the hanging hair test is passed, but not in the required popping sensation. With the thumb, I can feel a bit of sticking to the thumb, but not by much. The shave this morning has been pulling and dragging even with the grain.
My question aims at the pressure you use while honing on the Norton. I started out with just a little pressure (about 200g, measured with stone kitchen scale) and did the last 10 or so strokes with near to no pressure, just keeping the razor flat on the stone by supporting the handle from below and then dragging across the stone and concentrating on keeping the razor flat. Could it be that I use too less a pressure at this stage, especially on the 8k ?
Perhaps it would also be helpful if you guys could sum up what your "settings" regarding pressure while honing are.
In the end I would expect the razor to come off the 8k passing the hair test, or am I mistaken there ?
Many thanks, best wishes,
-Axel-