Thread: Need diagnostic help...

Depends on who you ask. I would have got the 2" even if I had to pay the same price because of the results that I am getting.

The 2000 grit sandpaper and the 4000 grit stone are about the same size of grit. In the past whenever I have used 2000 grit sandpaper and then tried to go to a hone I have had problems.
My conclusion was that the sandpaper has to much "give" in it and resulted in an edge that was ever so slightly "rounded over". My suggestion to you is to go no further than 1500 grit on the sandpaper and then use the 4000 hone to make the bevel flat. The Thumbnail test on the 4000 is what you need to pass and also when viewed under the micrscope the edge should be of a uniform color and texture for the full "width " of the bevel. If the bevel is two colors then this indicates two angles. The edge should also be of a uniform finish (roughness) with no obvious nicks. Once you have achieved this then you are almost done. Then start the Pyramid at about either the 10/5 level or the 5/5 level using only the weight of the razor and testing frequently with either the thumb pad test or the HHT, or both.

Hope this helps,