I'm giving up on this TI ?!?
Well, I've tried everything at least twice. I simply can't get this one to hone well. I thought it might be the fact that it's a full-hollow. In an effort to convince myself that it's not my technique, I bought full-hollow 5/8 at the antique store and honed it up in about 20 minutes. It's nice and sharp. To be fair, it only needed a touch up with about 10 passes on the 8k norton and a few passes on the 15k shapton.
I notice that this razor that won't hone well feels like it's sliding on glass when I use the 4k norton. Unless I work up a slurry with some sandpaper, I can't feel any drag at all on the blade. It makes me think that I'm not removing any metal, and not honing. When I work up a slurry, it drags a little and I can see some metal left behind on the hone. I'm guessing this steel is just super hard. It is supposed to be a carbon steel blade. No matter though, this thing has essentially defeated me! I even went down to 1000 grit norton and worked my way back up. Still, can't get this one sharp for some reason.
Any other advice? I'm getting desperate!
Thanks,
E