I went back to the pipe razor again and continued to polish out with MicroMesh. I think it looks pretty good now. I would like to see how that honed up but i'm definetely not experienced enough for that one. The imp i have done the TPT and it passes well. It wont cut a hair dangling though. Does this need to be honed or can it be put straight to the strop to make it shave ready? I have a standard canvas and leather strop if that matters.