Hi everyone,

I'm new to the SRP forums and straight razor shaving. I have a question that I was unable to find information on through the search function that I was hoping some of you might possibly shed some insight into.

I recently purchased a 5/8 Timor Hamburg Ring and attempted to hone it myself using a 4k and 8k Japanese Waterstone (both Matsunaga King stones) and some CrO2 paste. After honing, I find that the Timor shaves well with the grain, but provides some tugging and discomfort when going against the grain when compared to my pre-honed Dovo from Tony Miller.

My question is whether or not bevel symmetry is something that should be present on a good shaver. I noticed that when sharpening my Timor that one bevel is noticeably thinner than the other, unlike the Dovo which has relatively symmetric bevels. I always maintained a balanced number of strokes on the stones so that one side would not be honed more than the other, but I just wanted to know whether this is normal or whether I should pursue trying to make the bevels symmetric the next time I sharpen it up.

Thanks for your help. I really appreciate all the knowledge and expertise available through this forum.