Quote Originally Posted by mjsorkin View Post
You should definitely work on steadying your hand first, and learn how to do a good x-stroke.
No kidding.

Second, you have to realize that the 4/8 hone is not a super-agressive hone to be avoided. Both sides are much slower than more agressive waterstones, and diamond plates. The 8k side especially is a slow, polishing stone that will not damage your razor.
Dunno, I slapped my razor pretty hard against the sink and reset the bevel on the 4k no problem. I don't have much to compare to here though; and removing metal doesn't necessarily mean sharp.

Quote Originally Posted by Disburden View Post
Why do you use lather on the hone? I only use it on my barber hones on a norton I use water in a spray bottle or mixed with a little dish soap.
No the lather goes on my face, though lather on a hone might be interesting. A Feather AC fake straight razor cuts with basically anything (after the first pass, water works), a real straight razor won't cut unless the lather's just right--and then it cuts fantastically.

If you wipe the razor through your leg hair does it cut through it half length above the skin?
Well yeah, my arm/leg hair is like silk; my facial hair is like iron. Sometimes I question if the razor's really any harder.