Originally Posted by
Lynn
First thing is that I normally only soak the Naniwa Super Stone around 5 minutes or spray it a few times until it quits drinking the water quickly. Next I make sure that the blade is perfectly flat on the stone and do 40 circles in each direction followed by 10-15 X strokes using a fair amount of pressure. Without knowing the condition of your razor prior to honing, I really can't tell much about the wavy. If the razor started out with more flattening at the heel and toe, it will probably stay there and you may need to go to rolling X strokes, although, if it is not too bad, a few sets of circles may at least get the edge across the stone evenly. Usually the kind of wear described shows uneven pressure in previous honing or perhaps the use of wheels or belts. What you are looking for is that the edge feel like a very sharp pocket when you touch your thumb across it (do not run your thumb up the edge!!) and it feels like it wants to stick to it. Other folks use different tests off 1K like cutting hair or thumb nail. In my opinion, lapping is important, but not critical here.
Picture of the razor might help too.
Have fun.