Quote Originally Posted by justalex View Post
how was the edge cutting armhair? was there any resistence?

The 1k stage is usually where i try to get everything i can get out of that hone it may be you just need to take a little further and your shaves will improve

alex
Well, it was cutting arm hairs way better than my pocket knife haha, I've never felt a shave-ready straight before. I could almost get it to cut a standing hair (tree-topping?) at the heel-end.

Quote Originally Posted by TwistedOak View Post
This may have affected your honing, were you using two hands to guide the razor? The handle also provides balance to the blade when honing/stropping, it is not solely for protecting the edge when not in use.. I was using a finger at the end to keep the edge consistent. I was noticing that I lack the technique/muscle-memory to keep the edge in contact with the stone. I even tried applying a lot of pressure at the middle to get a bevel at that location.

If it is tugging at your WTG strokes, do not attempt ATG. Your first pass not taking hairs off easily is an indication that your bevel may not be at the point of shave ready from the Nani1K stage. I tried ATG and it would not cut, so I didn't attempt that anymore.

Did you lap the Naniwa before using it? If not, you definitely need to get it flat before attempting your bevel setting again. Did you use water with it? Water should clear away the majority of the metal deposits in the swarf. I didn't lap it because I don't have anything to lap with, my goal for the entire project was to restore a blade and get a shave with the minimum amount of equipment (read $$$) necessary. I am ordering a DMT D8C now that I will use. I was using lots of water with the stone, soaking it first and pouring water on to keep a uniform water film on the entire surface. The swarf was clearing off with finger rubbing in the beginning, but after a while it started to accumulate no matter how much I rubbed it.

do you have pictures of this blade somewhere on the forum? Krusius Bros make good shavers, but if it has been honed improperly for decades, you might want to chose another razor to start your bevel setting practice. I haven't put pics of it yet, but instead of hijacking this thread, I will create another and link it here. Would taping it help very much? Or is that mainly used to protect a very nice blade...

Thanks for the comments everyone, keep 'em coming!