Re:Initial honing attempts on two straight razors, I have developed, on each a long flexible not very sharp fin, I arrived thusly,using what was then available ,12k chinese hone,crox,strop.
New arrival today, as yet, unused 1k,4/8k norton.
Tried placing razor 90 degrees to stone and reducing fin then touch-up,which did help some.
I have sharpened various tools over the years,some have developed wire edges,
I have never seen a fin before, logic tells me shortening the fin making it less flexible would carry a better edge. Can anyone address this interesting phenomenon? Thanks,Yoster