Hello SRP Brothers,

First of all, thanks to this site for all the great posts, tutorials and videos on honing. For some reason, I just can't seem to get a nice edge on my razors. I've been straight razor shaving for about five months or so and the shaves are great! Love it. My problems arise when honing. I can't seem to get a shave-ready edge on my razors. I have a dovo 5/8 black star and a 6/8 best quality. The edges always come out rather dull. Not sure what I'm doing wrong. My first few experiences seemed to come out alright, but I was just freshening up the professionally honed edges. Over time, as the bevels have pretty much gone, I've had to try and reset them. I seem to be having a lot of difficulty getting these puppies back in shape. I've watched a lot of the videos on honing and they make it look fairly easy. Not sure what I'm doing wrong. I can post pictures of the edges if that will help but basically, they are just coming out dull. Occasionally, I can get the best quality to pop a few hairs but it never gets that nice sharp feeling it once had. Anyone have suggestions? Or is there anyone in the Boston area who could help out with some instruction? I'm mainly using a norton 4/8 and a 1k for setting the bevel. I've been trying hard to no avail. I'd love to learn how to do this properly so I can keep on using these nice blades.

Thanks!