Quote Originally Posted by flylot View Post
Had to chime in here because of the relevance. I as well had just finished honing a Sheffield razor (along with a Solingen and a Gold Dollar). I was shocked at the rough shave of the Sheffield. I put it down about half way through initially blaming my honing. To prove my theory, picked up the just finished Gold Dollar to see if I got the same shave. Great Shave! Hmmm............ Houston, we have a problem.............

Am on the other side of the big blue marble right now, but on my return, I will try to take the Sheffield back to my Nortons and try again. I will also try a shallower angle when shaving as directed by this thread.

I just wanted to let you guys know that this is not an isolated problem. However, we do have two areas of similarities, both razors are Sheffields, and both razors were honed by "relative" newbies. Rich, I wil pm you when I get home. "Would love to compare notes......
Don't lump my newbness in with yours

My observations extend to razors honed by very very competent men (3)... Remember, my edges shaved successfully but were harsher than I like..