Hey fellas, I'm sure that this thread has occured in various forms thousands of times, but my wife doesn't seem too impressed and I've got to tell somebody: I successfully honed my first razor! It was an old 6/8 W&B Special that I picked up at a local junk shop; I set the bevel on a DMT E, moved to a BBW, and finished it off on the coticule side of my beautiful natural combo hone.

I gave her the ol' test shave tonight, and while it wasn't the most comfortable shave I've ever had, it was definately better than expected. My goal was to achieve a serviceable edge, and I surpassed it with a moderately comfortable one. So, overall, I'm pretty happy. I shaved with it right of the coti, so I'll try stropping it with some CrOx tomorrow and see if that helps.

Anyways, thanks for indulging me. And a special thanks to those of you who have contributed to the wealth of honing knowledge out there, that have made it possible for a novice like myself to reach this important milestone.