Hello,
I've recently started to seriously attempt the resharpening of my razors using the norton honing pyramid with my 4k/8k, as opposed to doing touch ups. The razors I'm sharpening are an old 'no name' I bought through this sites classifieds, and a dovo spike point that I bought new last year. Both were shipping to me shave ready, and were very sharp.
The dovo turned out okay using the conservative method, but the older blade was a complete failure, and was a very rough shave. I checked with the seller and they didn't tape it when it was sharpened, so I tried again using Lynns recommended 15/15, 10/10 etc. I gave it 10 strokes on my crox balsa paddle, and it was actually decent enough to shave after 60 or so laps on the strop.
My questions are these:-
1. If I use the pyramid method and the results aren't satisfactory, should I start the entire pyramid again? I'm a bit worried about over honing the blade, and screwing up the bevel.
2. I originally just shaved off the 8k after doing 10 laps of crox afterwards using the conservative pyramid. That said, I just wasn't getting the razors as super sharp as they were delivered, so I bought a Naniwa 12k. I've been doing 10-15 laps on it after finishing the conservative pyramid, and then 10 on the crox.
Although the razors are capable of giving a shave, they just aren't as super sharp as when I received them.
That said, I'm curious as to whether or not I should be able to achieve a high degree of sharpness with the stones and paste I'm using? I accept it might come down to experience, but if it's a case of adding a 1 micron or .5 micron diamond into the mix instead of crox, then maybe that's the answer.
As usual, I'll default to your expert advice!
Thanks again.
craby