So I bought an inexpensive barber hone through the classifieds (I forget the exact name, but it was a 105) It's a very small hone (small square) but I figured it should do just fine

Decided to try it with a razor that needed touching up, did 3 Dry LIGHT x strokes just to see, and after that the razor wouldn't even pop hair, I had to take it back to the 4/8 to get it back to something resembling shave ready,...


So, is this just too aggressive a stone? Is there a different technique with a small stone?

Thanks