Thread: King Razor honing, help please!

Ok, I need some input from people with experience honing King razors. I know Lynn likes these razors.

I have three razors from King Razor Mfg. The first one I selected to hone was the King's Double Temper Razor. I have honed many of my other razors, Carbon and Stainless alike to a shave ready edge. Well, I have to say this razor has left me frustrated and excited at the same time. I spent longer trying to hone this then my Friodur.

This steel must be HIGH CARBON. I can't wait to get this shave ready! It should hold an edge like Excalibur.

After spending about 45 minutes trying to set the bevel on my Norton 220/1k I get nothing like a cutting edge. I have a better edge on my butter knives. On the plus side it does not appear to be taking too much steel. So I am confident that I am not just wearing away the blade.

This is hands down the most difficult bevel I have tried to set.

Is the steel from this blade that hard, or so I need to whet my stone with sulphuric acid to set the bevel on these?

Can I get any recommendations? I'm still a noob to honing, and I just don't want to damage the razor.

Are all the razors from the King Razor this hard to hone, or is it just the Double Temper?

Here's a few pics. These are someone else pics (I was lazy), but it is the same model razor (scales and all).