Thread: Won't get sharp

The thing that's really confusing me, and I'm sorry I forgot to mention it before, is, I get it somewhat sharp (about as sharp as a finely honed pocket knife) on the fine side of the oil stone but it actually gets duller when I move to the 4k. Maybe I'll see if one of my local hardware stores has a 1k. I think the fine side is somewhere around 600 grit. Thank you for the advice everyone. I'll put it into practice. If I still can't get it sharp I'll just send it out to a pro.

Have you lapped your Norton 4k? That hone can have some surface schmutz that can trash an edge. It needs to be lapped until any feeling of grittiness is removed.

Originally Posted by Utopian

Have you lapped your Norton 4k?

I never even thought of that. I've probably honed 20 or 30 razors since the last time I lapped it.

Alright, I'm getting the edge to where it feels like my shave ready ones. I try to test it by trying to shave arm hair and it won't do it. I then feel the edge again and it feels as dull as a butter knife. Did I just get a crappy razor?

Originally Posted by bulldog

Alright, I'm getting the edge to where it feels like my shave ready ones. I try to test it by trying to shave arm hair and it won't do it. I then feel the edge again and it feels as dull as a butter knife. Did I just get a crappy razor?

Could be temper has been changed but it is not very often findings.
i think you have bevel setting problem.
Because you mention early one of your message blade cuts on one side and don't another.
this is bevel problem.