Thread: Honing a HESS

I have honed this stainless HESS Milk Labs seven times in the last two weeks and cannot get a shavable edge. I knew stainless was a little harder than regular carbon razors but at this point I feel that I must be missing something. I have tried taping the spine and not taping it. My honing technique is to start out with a 1K Norton, using circles and X strokes, then on to 4K and 8K Norton, finally ending with a 12K Naniwa; just like in the videos. Even though I have been able to get good results from my other razors, this one eludes me. Other than sending to a honemeister, what can I try?