After taking a little break from straight shaving, I've gotten back into it. I have a razor that I've restored and have had trouble getting a good edge on it. I I'm using the Norton 1k/4k/8k stones, and just bougth a DMT8C so I know now that my hones are finally flat. I'm finishing with 1mic diamond and .5 CrO on hard felt.

I'm getting a little better at honing; worrying more about what the edge looks and feels like, and less about how many strokes I've made or where I am in a pyramid. I was able to finally get a good edge on this razor. However, the heels of my razors seem significantly sharper than the the toes. The heal easily passes the HHT, blows hair off my arm without me even feeling it, and shines like a mirror. The toes are very sharp, indeed; passing the HHT some times, and easily shaving arm hair. Just not as easily as the heal. With a little focus I can bring the toe around, but not quite as sharp as the heel. Any idea what I might be doing that would be causing this? I have the same phenomemenon with my relative no name razor, a 50's era Boker and a new Dovo Ebony.

Any help appreciated.

--David