I've just won a nice old razor on ebay and have been taking the first crack at sharpening it on a properly lapped 4000x.

http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...MEWN:IT&ih=009

I've noticed that on one side of the blade it seems to catch the stone completely, making a nice rasping round and rougher slide as both the spine and the blade touch the hone.

When I lay the razor flat will on the other side it connects with the stone only part way through the stroke. I've been compensating by just barely angling the razor into the stone, still keeping the spine on the hone and almost all of the weight flat, but just a little extra towards the edge. With this little bit of a tilt, the razor grabs the hone properly, without it it slides without the edge touching the stone.

What do you guys think about this?

Thanks,

Mark