Quote Originally Posted by mgrewe View Post
Not to be defensive, but I am actually getting good shaves. I have been straight razor shaving for 5 months now and am getting the best shaves yet (now that I have better shaving technique). I know there is room for improvement on the Norton, but overall I am happy with my honing results.
Sounds like you're on the right track. With a constant method, honing will keep getting better. Eventually that plateaus, and then you start playing with all the fancy stuff... where you're at is fun, you get to experience such noticeable progress every shave! Keep at it, and you'll be an old pro before you know it...