SliceofLife also mentioned having to use chest hair. Because I wasn't very familiar w/ the prep on a hair, I couldn't get one of GS's fine hone jobs to cut a head hair, yet a single tpt made it clear it was going for my rib cage through my thumb. Off the stone, I don't stop until chest hair falls easily. Then strop. ALOT. The wackers are particularly hard steel, and I'm learning I have to give alot of extra stopping effort when coming off the stones. Head hair wouldn't pass off the stones - ever. 100 passes on canvas & then 160 on bare leather, and it passes at various levels. The more mild tempered blades don't seem to need that much effort.
This, from the noob at 3 mo.