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It should do better than grab -- a shave-ready razor should cut the hairs with very little sensation at all. If it grabs on your arm, it will almost certainly pull on your chin. By the time it's...

If it's grabbing them without the blade having to touch the skin, then you are indeed getting close. Go to the 10k and let the weight of the razor do the work. And watch out for overhoning, it's...

It's not unusual for new stones to need lapping. My Norton 4k/8k needed lapping on both sides before it would get a razor sharp - I spent many hours in honing hell before I discovered this.

yeah, razors are a whole nother level of sharp... Your frustration isn't unusual, it takes a little while and some practice to be comfortable with the specific techniques needed to sharpen razors to...