Thread: My razors won't get sharp...

There can be any number of reasons for this, but consider that different steel, grinds,ht, included angle, etc,etc, can respond in any way to any hone combination.
This considered I think a DMT may not be the best choice of bevel setter for a razor, great for a knife though which intrinsicly are a bit toothy in comparison.
I have had very chipy edges from a DMT which requires a lot of smoothing especialy on the higher Rockwells.
These days I prefer to use the Naniwa chosera 1K to set razor bevels which gives very nice clean straight edges at 100X on most razors, the scratch pattern is very soft and this will pop arm hairs almost if not above the skin. I was put onto this by Gary Haywood and he advises in some cases going straight to finish like a medium to fast coticule water only using half(or chisel) strokes followed by x strokes.
I've tried this and it works remarkably well. A good stropping or a little paste has given me some stunning shaves.
Just my 2 cents worth, and somthing to consider??
Further to this I would assume the level of skill to be as it should be, on those finishing strokes there should be no pressure on the blade.
As that edge becomes increasingly delicate the edge must remain flat on the hone and in constant contact.

Good luck
Joe